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INTRODUCTION. 



I. SKETCH OF LESSING'S LIFE. 

In Gotthold Ephraim Lessing we have to consider one 
who prepared the way for modern German writers; one 
who broke the bonds of the old, formal style, and who 
did away with the influence of the French on German 
literature; one who first showed to the people of his 
native land the beauty and the strength of English litera- 
ture, and who finally wrought in them the demand for a 
literature distinctively their own. 

Lessing was born in Kamenz, Saxony, January 2 2d, 
1729. His father was "pastor primarius" of the town, 
and his mother was the daughter of her husband's prede- 
cessor. The father was an intelligent and well-educated 
man, himself a writer to some extent, but poor and with a 
large family. Lessing's parents intended him for a cler- 
gyman, and to this end he was sent to St. Afra's School, 
in Meissen, one of three schools maintained for the edu- 
cation of Lutheran pastors. The main study here was 
that of the classics, in which Lessing took great delight. 
It is supposed that he gained his first interest in the 
drama from his readings in Plautus and Terence at this 
time. While at school he wrote some poetry and a little 
play entitled "Damon; or, True Friendship. " He also 
began here "The Young Scholar." 

Having completed the course, Lessing left this school 
before the appointed time, and by means of a scholarship 
went in 1746 to the University of Leipzig. Here he first 



IV 

met men of talent, and began to mingle with the world, 
of which he was always fond. He is shown to us at this 
time as gay and brilliant, learning from men as well as 
from books, and delighting in the theatre. He now com- 
pleted " The Young Scholar," which was played with 
considerable success at the Leipzig theatre. This play, 
like all others Lessing wrote at this time, was modelled 
on the French drama, especially on that of Molikre. 
These plays show marks of talent, but are not of great 
interest except to the student. 

It was natural that Lessing's pursuits at this time 
should not please his parents, but after a visit to his 
home he succeeded in convincing them that theology 
was not his forte, and he thereupon became ostensibly a 
student of medicine. After a short time, however, the 
theatre being closed, and Lessing in debt in behalf of 
some of the actors, he started for Berlin. His first effort 
failed, as he was taken ill at Wittenberg, and on recov- 
ering, attempted to continue his studies there. But he 
remained only a short time, and finally reached Berlin 
toward the end of 1748. 

During the first part of his stay in this city Lessing 
earned his living chiefly by translating, studying at the 
same time Spanish and, Italian. He also wrote in 1749 
two plays, " The Jews " and " The Freethinker," and in 
1750 "The Treasure" and several sketches. About this 
time he began his career as critic by starting with his 
friend Mylius a review entitled Contributions toward the 
History and Improvement of the Theatre ', only four num- 
bers of which appeared, however. In 175 1 he became 
connected with the Voss Gazette, and during this period 
became known through his criticisms on Klopstock's 
" Messiah." At the end of 1751 he went to the Univer- 
sity of Wittenberg for further study, the classics again 
claiming his chief attention. He returned to Berlin in 



about a year, with the degree of Master of Arts. It was 
during this stay at Berlin vthat he formed a friendship 
with Moses Mendelssohn and Frederick Nicolai, the 
three remaining close friends all their lives. 

Lessing again occupied himself with translations and 
criticisms, and in the years 1753-55 published six vol- 
umes of collected works. In 1755 he wrote, with Mendels- 
sohn, a criticism entitled " Pope a Metaphysician, 7 ' di- 
rected against an essay-subject chosen by the Berlin 
Academy of Sciences. During this year also he pro- 
duced his first drama of note, " Miss Sara Sampson." 
This play was modelled, not like his early dramas, upon 
French lines, but upon English ones, being a story of 
ordinary middle-class life. It was a great success upon 
the stage and marked a new epoch in the German theatre. 

In 1755 Lessing returned to Leipzig, after having 
spent three years in Berlin. From Leipzig, in May, 
1756, he started on what was to be a long tour as com- 
panion to a young man named Winkler, but the Seven 
Years' War broke out in the autumn of this year, and the 
journey, which had only reached Holland, was brought 
to a sudden close. After a short stay in Leipzig, during 
which he sketched the plans for " Emilia Galotti," not 
finished until several years later, he returned to Berlin in 

1753. 

During this year Lessing wrote, in conjunction with 
Nicolai and Mendelssohn, the " Literary Letters." 
These appeared periodically, and were ostensibly criti- 
cisms of current literature, but in reality the subjects 
furnished texts for far more important discussions, and 
the influence of these papers has been very great. His 
studies in Greek tragedy resulted this year in a one-act 
prose play, entitled "Philotas." In 1760 Lessing went 
to Breslau as secretary to Colonel von Tauentzien, gov- 
ernor of the city and director of the mint. He stayed in 



VI 

Breslau for five years, finding time for much studying 
and writing. In 1765 he was back in Berlin, and soon 
finished " Minna von Barnhelm," on which he had worked 
while in Breslau. This drama was the best he had so 
far written, was thoroughly German, and had a great suc- 
cess when first played in Berlin. The next year " Lao- 
koon" was published. There is no space here to discuss 
this great critical work, a comparison between poetry 
and painting. It has been widely read and translated, 
and occupies a place almost alone in criticism, but Sime 
(" Life of Lessing ") thinks it did not have a very deep 
influence on German art. It is, however, one of the 
works by which its author will always be known. 

In 1767 Lessing left Berlin, where he never again set- 
tled, for Hamburg, to enter into a partnership in a print- 
ing establishment with one Bode, and also to become 
critic and adviser for the new National Theatre, estab- 
lished by a company of public-spirited citizens. The 
enterprise failed after a short time, and its only impor- 
tant result was the collection of critical papers by Les- 
sing, entitled " Hamburg Dramaturgy," which did much 
to shape the course of dramatic writing from this time on. 
It was also during his stay in Hamburg that he aroused 
the enmity of a young professor — Klotz — who attacked 
him in writing until Lessing was forced to reply. In the 
course of the controversy he wrote the "Antiquarian 
Letters " and " How the Ancients Represented Death." 

The next important move that Lessing made was to 
Wolfenbiittel, where he was appointed by the Prince of 
Brunswick librarian of the Bibliotheca Augusta. While 
here he published, in 1772, the play of " Emilia Galotti." 
At about this time he became betrothed to Frau Eva 
Konig, the widow of a friend. They were not married 
for some years, owing to difficulties on one side or the 
other, but they were of great help to each other in their 



Vll 

trials, and their letters have come down to us as testimony 
to their attachment and their good sense. They had need 
of both these, for Lessing was ill and wretched often, 
and Frau Konig, in Vienna, was trying to untangle her 
husband's business affairs, which he had left in a very 
involved state. 

In 1775 Lessing went to Italy with the young Prince 
Leopold. This was a journey he had long hoped to take, 
but in such company he was not independent, and the 
trip, about eight months in length, was not the source of 
pleasure and benefit that it might have been. On his 
return he was engaged for some months in trying to get a 
satisfactory arrangement as to his salary and position. 
This was finally adjusted, and Lessing and Frau Konig 
were married October 8th, 1776. They spent a happy year 
together, and then after giving birth to a son who lived 
only a few hours, Lessing's wife died January 10th, 1778. 

Some time previous to this Lessing had begun issuing 
from time to time some " Fragments " from the manuscript 
writings of a Professor Reimarus, who had left them to 
be published after his death. These writings gave rise 
to a long series of controversies on theology, in which 
Lessing upheld the liberal side. The discussion recalled 
to his attention a play which he had planned some years 
before, and which he now proceeded to finish. This 
play was " Nathan the Wise," written in verse, and pub- 
lished in 1779. Of this play Sime says: "It is prob- 
ably to 'Nathan' rather than to any other of his works 
that Lessing owes his European fame." 

In 1778 and in 1780 respectively were published 
" Ernst and Falk : Dialogues for Freemasons " and " The 
Education of the Human Race." These, with " Nathan, " 
were his last works of importance. His health now be- 
came rapidly worse, and he died February 15th, T781, 
aged fifty-two. 



Vlll 

As has been said, Lessing paved the way for the great 
literature of Germany. His genius was recognized by 
some during his lifetime, but his value has been clearly 
gauged by the world only recently. He was, moreover, 
a good man as well as a great one, and his struggles for 
a living and for a moderate amount of happiness seem 
pitiful to contemplate. But he enjoyed his work for its 
own sake, he had the consolations of friendship, and he 
had a disposition which inclined him to make the best 
of what he had. In his life and in his work he has left 
a great legacy. 

II. " NATHAN THE WISE." 

This play was published in March, 1779, as a a dra- 
matic poem." It was written in blank verse, and was the 
first of Lessing's dramas not in prose. The central inci- 
dent was taken from Boccaccio's " Decamerone," but the 
characters and the greater portion of the play were shaped 
by Lessing himself. Buchheim calls " Nathan the Wise " 
the gospel of tolerance, and no better name could be given 
to it. It was received in silence by the author's adver- 
saries, because to retort would mark them as deserving 
the reproofs which gave the play its motive. 

Its lessons are as applicable to-day as when it was 
written, and the actual beauty of the conception and its 
working out are more definitely realized now than at that 
time. In Germany the influence of " Nathan the Wise " 
has been great, both as to the position of the Jews and 
in promoting tolerance generally. The play has been 
translated into many languages, and been well received 
by men of every religion. 

The principal character is Nathan, the Jew, who has 
been persecuted for his religion, and who yet remains 
faithful, pure, gentle, and makes a loving and helpful 



IX 

protector for the child committed to his care. This is 
Recha, who is brought up as his daughter, and who amply 
justifies his affection. She is loved by a young Templar 
who saved her life, and who afterward turns out to be 
her brother. This Templar is the leading Christian char- 
acter in the play. The representative of the third reli- 
gion, Mohammedan, is Saladin, the Sultan. The action 
takes place in Jerusalem, during the fourth crusade. In 
the course of the play, Saladin, who needs money, is per- 
suaded by his sister to send for Nathan and to get money 
from him by a ruse. It is this incident — the story of the 
three rings — that is borrowed from " Decamerone," but 
its spirit is loftier. Nathan, representing by three rings 
given to three equally loved sons the Christian, Jewish, 
and Mohammedan religions, makes it manifest that God 
has given to different men different beliefs, but that all 
are equally good, and that by acting according to the 
principles of virtue their respective values can best be 
shown. 

We find in this drama several clearly marked charac- 
ters, interesting in themselves, but above them all stands 
Nathan, a most beautiful figure, who may be taken for 
Lessing's ideal of manhood. 



Sultan Salabin. 

Stttaft, beffen ©cfuoeftev. 

Hatljan, em reiser 3ube in 3erufalcm. 

7Hed)a, beffen angenommene £odjter. 

Daja, eine (Sfyrtftin, aber in bent $>aufe &e§ Suben, ttlS 

fdjafterin ber SRedja 1 
€tn mnger (Eempelfyerr*. 
€tn Dernnfd? 

Der patrtardj von 3erufa(em. 
<Etn Klofterbcuber 8 . 
€tn €mtr nebft toerfdjiebenen JTIameluFen be£ @alabtn. 

$te (Scene iff in gerufdetn. 



I. a christian woman, dwelling with the Jew, as companion 
to Recha. 2. knight templar. 3.. a friar. 



oSrfier ^ltftritt. 

Scene: glut in ftaf§an§ £aufe. 
Matfjan t)on ber $eife fommenb. $aja tym entgegen 1 ). 

®aja. (£r ift e§ 2 )! 3lqt$an!-- ©ott fet etoig ®anf 3 ), 
®ajs 3*jr bod) cnbltd^ einmaf ttueberfommt 4 ). 

91 a t^ an. 3a, ®qa; ©ott fet £>anf! ©od) warum enbli^? 
§ab' id) benn elfjer ttueberfommen tnollen? 
Unb ttueberfommen fflmten? Sabttfon 
3ft toon Serufalem, tote id) ben SBeg, 
Seit ab balb red)t§, balb Iintt # ju ne^men bin 
<Sen5t!)tgt toorben 5 ), gut gtt>ci l&unbert SKeiten; 
Unb Sd)ulben einfafftren 6 ), ift genrijs 
«ud& fein ©efd&aft 7 ), ba§ tnerRtd^ f5rbert 8 ), ba§ 
So Don ber §anb fld) fd&Iagen lafet 9 ). 

®aja. O 9?at!)an, 
SBie elenb, elenb f)attet 3§r tnbefc 
§ter roerbett I5nnen ! ®uer §au§ . . . 

9t a tl) an. 2>a§ brannte 10 ). 
So j^ab' id) }d)on nernommen. — ©ebe (Sott "), 
©afc id) nur aHe§ fd)on oernommen Ijabe 12 )! 

©aja. Unb toare Ietd)t Don ©runb au§ 13 ) abgebrannt. 

■ftatl&an. ©ann, S)aj[a, fatten rotr etn neue§ unS 
©ebaut, unb ein bequemereS 14 ). 

^)a\a. Sd)on toa^r 15 ); — 
3)od) 5Red)a wax' bet einem §aare wit 
SSerbrannt 16 ). 

91 at ^ an. 33erbrannt? SBer? tnetne 3ftcd^a? fie? — 
2>a§ $aV id) md)t gei)5rt. — 9lun benn 17 )! So $Sttc 

1) meeting him. — 2) it is he. — 3) praised be God for ever. — 
4) that you are at last returned. — - 5) as I have been forced to turn 
off from my road, now to the right, now to the left. — 6) collecting 
debts. -7 7) a task. — 8) which can be done easily. — 9) which can 
be treated in an off-handed manner. — 10) was burning. — 11) God 
grant. — 12) that I may have heard all of it. — 13) to the ground. 
— 14) a more comfortable one. — 15) that is true enough. — 16) 
had but one hair's-breadth escape from being burnt. — 17) if so. 



-v 4 - 

3d) f eineS §aufe§ me$r beburft 1 ). — SJerbrannt 
93ci cinem §aare 2 )! — §a! fa W e§ toa^I s ) ! 
3fi mirHidf) tt)O^I oerbrannt! — Sag' nur fjerau§ 4 )! 
§erau§ nut 5 )! — - 2flbte midf), unb tnartre mid) 
$id()t langer. 3a, fte ift nerbrannt. 

®aia. 2Benn jie 
63 toare 8 ), mitrbet 3§* t>on mir e3 {jiSren? 

Sftatfjan. SBarum erfdfjrecfeft bu midf) benn? — O SRedOa. 
O mcinc SRed)a! 

©afa. (Sure? Sure 9ted()a? 

9?atl)an. SBemt id) mid() toieber j[e enttttfljnen mii&te 7 )> 
©ie§ $inb me in ftinb ju nenncn! 

©oj a. 5Rennt 3tjr aHe§, 
SBaS 3$r befifct, mit eben fo niel SRcd^te 8 ) 
®a§ Sure? 

9lat$an. Stid&ts mit grtf&erm 9 )! 3lHe§, tt>a§ 
34 fonft 10 ) befi^e, J)at 5Ratur unb ©Hid 
9Jtir jugetljeilt "). S)ie8 gigentljum aHein 
©anf id() 12 ) bet Sugenb. 

©aj[a. D tt>ie tfjeuer lafct 
3^t (Sure ©iite, 9totl)an, midf) beja^cn 13 )! 
2Benn ©tit', in folder 2tbfid)t auSgeiibt, 
9iod() ©iite fjeifcen fann 14 ) ! 

5K at $ an. 3n folder Wbjld&t? 
3n tt>eld)er? 

©aia. SRein ©etoiffen... 

91 a tl) an. Stela, lafc 
93or alien ©ingen bit erjaljlen... 

©aja. aRein 
©eroiffen, fag' idf) . . . 

Watljan. 2Ba3 in ©abglon 
giir einen fd()5nen ©toff id) bir gefauft. 
©o rctd^, unb mit ©efdjmacf fo reid) 15 )! 34 bringe 
fjiir 3fted)a felbft faum einen fd()ttnern mit. 

Qala. 9Ba§ ^«ft'§ 16 )? ©enn mein ©enuffen, mufj id) ®ud& 
9htr fagen, Idfet fid) langer nid^t betauben 17 ). 

1) I would not have wanted any house. — 2) within a hair's 
breadth. — 3) ha!' perhaps she is. — 4) speak out. — 5) out with it 
— 6) if she were. — 7) if I should ever be obliged to unlearn. — 
8) with just as much right. — 9) with a better one. — 10) besides. 
11) bestowed on me. — 12) I owe. — 13) to requite. — 14) can 
still be called goodness. — 15) in taste so rich. — 16) what boots it? 
to what avail? — 17) can not longer be hushed. 



— 5 — 

Maty an. Unb n>ie bie ©pangen, toic Me Dljrgefienfe, 
SBte Uhng unb #ette bir gefaHen merben, 
®ie in 3)ama§fu§ td& bit auSgefudjt : 
SSerianget mid& ju feJjn *). 

©aja. @o feibS$r nun 2 )! 
SBenn 3$r nut fd&enfen !5nnt! nur fd^enfen !5nnt 8 )! 

Jlatljan. 3«mm bu fo gem 4 ), at§ id) bir geb': — unb fdfjmeig! 

©a|a. Unb fd&wcig ! SBer sweifett 5 ), 3?at$an, bog 3fir nid6t 
2>ie g$rHd&feit, bie ©ro&muflj felber feib? 
Unb bodfj... 

91 a tt} an. ®o$ bin td^ nur ein 3ube. — ©eli, 
©a§ toiHfl bu f&Qen 6 )? 

Qaia. 3Ba§ idfj fagen mill, 
2>a§toi&t3§r beffer 7 ). 

9i a t $ a n. 9Jun fo f dfjmeig 8 ) ! 

®aja. 3df) fdljtoetge. 
SBa§ ©traftid&e§ t)or ©ott Ijterbei gefd^t 9 ), 
Unb tdfj nid&t tynbern lann, nidfjt anbern fcmn, — 
9ii<§t fann, — fomm' itber ®udj ! 

Sftat^an. £omm' fiber midfj! — 
2Bo aber ift fie benn? mo bleibt fie 10 )? — ©qa, 
SBenn bu mid) ^intergefjft 11 )! — 2Bei§ fie e§ benn, 
®af$ i$ gefommen bin? 

®aj[a. ®a§ frag' id) <£udf>! 
Wotf) jittert if)r ber ©dfjrecf burdf) jebe 9?ert>e 12 ). 
9?o<§ tnalet geuer i^re ^^antafte 
3u attem, roa§ ftc malt 13 ). 3m <Sd)Iafe madfjt, 
3m SBad&en fd)Iaft tfjr ©eift 14 ): balb meniger, 
«ll £!)ter 15 ), balb me$r, att Kngel. 

9i a tl) an. »rme§ Sinb! 
SBa§ ftnb mir Smenfd&en 16 )! 

Qa'ia. ®iefen 3Jtorgen lag 
@ie lange mit oerfdjloffnem $ug', unb war 
SBte tobt 17 ). @<$neK fu§r fie auf 18 ), unb rief : „£ord&! fymft! 

1) I desire to know. — 2) that is your way. — 3) can make 
presents. — 4) ac willingly as I give it you. — 5) who questions, 
that you are generosity itself? — 6) truly, that is your meaning? — 
7) that you know best. — 8) then be silent. — 9) whatever, that is 
punishable before God hereby is done. — 10) does she tarry? — 11) 
what, if you deceive me. — - 12) as yet terror vibrates in her every 
nerve. — 13) still her imagination mingles fire with all it paints. — 
14) her soul wakes while she is asleep, and sleeps, while she is 
awake. — 15) brute. — 16) what are we mortals. — 17) apparently 
dead. — 18) she started. 



- 6 — 

„®a fommen bic $ameefe meine§ 33ater§! 

„§or<$! feinc fanfte 1 ) ©timme felbft!" - 3nbem 

93radj fid) iljr 2tugc timber 2 ) : unb i'^r $a\ipt, 

©em feine§ 9lrme§ ©ttiije fid) ent^og 3 ), 

etilraf auf ba3 Siffen 4 ). - 3<$, jur $fort J l()inau§ 5 )! 

Unb ftefy 6 ): ba fommt 3$r tua^rltd^ ! fommt 3^r ma^rlid)! 

2Ba* SSunber ! i^re ganje ©eele mar 

Die %z\t $et 7 ) Kur & e t ® u $ — wnb tym. — 

9lat$an. Set i$m? 
23et metd)em 3ljm? 

®aja. . 93et itym, ber au§ bem Qfeuer 
©ie rettete. 

Jlatfcan. SSer war ba§? mer? - 2Bo if* er? 
^er rettete mir meine 'Slztya* toer? 

®aja. (Sin lunger Sempelfjerr, Jen, menig Sage 
abor, man Ijter gefangen eingebrad)t 8 ), 
Unb ©alabin begnabigt I)atte. 

$ftat*)an. SQSte? 
©in SempeHjerr, bem Sultan ©alabin 
©a§ Sebyt "Kcjs 9 ) ? 2)urd) ein gering'reS SBunber 
SBar 3Se<$a nid)t &u retten? ©ott ! 

©aja. Of)n' ifjn, 
®er feinen unDermutl^eten ©eminnft ,0 ) 
3?rifd) mieber magte, mar e§ au§ mit ifyr 11 ). 

9? at Ban. 2Bo ift er, ®aja, biefer eble 9flann? — 
SGSo ift er? fyii^re mid) ju feinen Sufcen. 
3§t gabt tym boc§ fiirS erfte 12 ), ma3 an ©d)a|en 
3d) end) gelaffen I)atte? gabt if)m aKe§? 
9Serft)rad)t tfjm mefyr? toeit mel&r? 

Qa'ia. SBie lonnten mir? 

ft at I) an. SRtd&t? nidjt? 

©a J a. Sr fam, unb niemanb meifc mofyer. 
6r ging, unb niemanb meifj mo^in. — Oljn' aUc 
3)e3.£aufe§ $unbfd)aft 13 ), nur Don feinem OI)r 
©eleitet, brang, mit oorgefpr extern Mantel 14 ), 
Kr !ii§n burd) glamm' unb $aud) ber ©timme nad), 

1) gentle. — 2) her eyes were growing dim again. — 3) deprived 
of its supporting arm. — 4) drooped upon her pillow. — 5) I ran 
out of doors. — 6) and lo ! — 7) ever since. — 8) they brought here 
captive. — 9) dismissed alive. — 10) his unexpected boon. — 11) it 
would have been all over with her; we would have lost her. — 12) 
for the first. — 13) without all knowledge of the house. — 14) he 
pressed with his mantle spread. 



— . ,7 — 

©ie un§ urn §iilfe ticf *). ©<§on Ijietten tmr 
3ljn fiir ^erloren, al§ au§ 9taud) unb glamme 
9KU ein§ 2 ) er bor vin§ ftanb, im ftarfen 9lrm 
gntpor fie tragenb. $alt unb ungeru^rt 
33om 3cm%n unfer§ ®anl§ 3 )/ fefet feine Seutc 
(£r nieber, brangt ftd) unterS SBoIf unb ift — 
$erfd)rounben! 

5ft a tl) an. 9lid)t auf immer, toiH id) l&offen. 

©aja. SRad^er bie erften 2age fafjen mix 
3l)n untcrn $almen auf unb nteber manbeln, 
©ie bort be§ Stuferftanbnen ©rab umfdjiatten 4 ). 
3d) nafjte tnicft t$m mit (£ntju<fen, banlte, 
®rl)ob, entbot, befd)roor, — nur einmal nod) 
©ie ftomme $reatur ju fel)en, bie 
9it(^t rul)en fbnne, bi§ fie ifjren ©anf 
3« feinen giifcen au§gett>einet 5 )* 

!Rat$an. 5Kun 6 )? 

©aja. Umfonft! er roar pi unfrer SSttte taub 7 )/ 
Unb goj$ fo bittern ©pott auf mid) befonberS . . . 

31 a t § a n. 8i§ baburd) abgefd)redt 8 ) . ♦ . 

©aia. 9iid)t§ roeniger 9 )! 
3d) trat if)n }eben Sag oon neuem 10 j an 11 ); 
Stejs jeben Sag Don neuem mid) oerfjol)nen 12 ). % 
2Ba§ Htt id) nid&t ^on ifjm! 3Ba§ §dtt' id) nidjit 
9iod) gem 13 ) ertragen! — $ber lange fd)on 14 ) 
ffiommt er nid)t metyr, bie $almen ju befud)en, 
©ie unfer§ Sluferfianbnen ®rab umfd)atten; 
Unb niemanb roeifj/ wo er geblieben ift. — 
3$r flaunt? 3§r ftant? 

92 at!) an. 34 iiberbenfe mir, 
2Ba§ ba§ auf einen ©eift, ttrie $ed)a% »o$I 
gitr ©inbrud mad)en tnujj. Sid) fo t>erfd)ma!)t 
Son bem %u ftnben, ben man l)od)}ufd)S&en 
Sid) fo gejtoungen fii^It; fo roeggefto&en 15 ), 
Unb bod) fo angejogen roerben! — Sraun, 
©a miiffen §erj unb Jtopf ftd) lange ganfen, 
Ob 9ttenfd)en]()a|, ob ©d)roermutf) fiegen foil. 

1) to where the voice called us for help. — 2) at once. — 3) un- 
moved by our clamorous thanks — 4) that shade His grave, who 
rose again from death. — 5) until she had poored out her thanks in 
a flood of tears. — 6) well. — 7) he turned a deaf ear to our prayer. 

— 8) hence rebuffed, discouraged. — 9) no, indeed! nothing of the 
kind! — 10) anew. — 11) to approach, accost. — 12) suffered scorn. 

— 13) still willingly. — 14) for some time past. — 15) so repelled. 



— 8 — 

Oft fiegt audj feine§; unb bie ^antafie, 

ffiic in btn ©treit ftd> ntengt, tnadjt ©farmer, 

SSct roeldjen balb ber JJotf ba§ §er§, unb balb 

£)a§ §er$ ben ^opf mu& ftrielen 1 ). — ©cptntner 2aufd&! — 

3)a§ Se^tcre, berfenn' idjj SRedja nidjt 2 ), 

3ft fted&a'S gall; fie fd)roarmt 3 ). 

SDaja. ^XHetri fo fromm, 
@o liebenSroiirbig ! 

91 at (Jan. 3ft bod& aud^ 4 ) gefdjjroarmt! 

S)ajra. 33orne§mttd) cine — ©rifle, menu %ftx mottt 5 ), 
3ft tfjr fe^r toertf) 6 ). (£3 fet i§r £empefljerr 
Rein irbifdfjer unb feine§ irbifdjen 7 ) ; 
£)er Sngel einer, beren ©dju|e fidj 
3§r !leine§ §er$, oon Sinbl&ett auf 8 ), fo gem 
2*ertrauet glaubte 9 ), fei au§ feiner 2BoIfe, 
3n bie er fonft gepilt 10 ), audj nod) im S'euer 
Urn fie gefd)tt>ebt, mit ein§ n ) al§ Sempelfyerr 
^ertjorgetreten 12 ). — Sadfjelt nidfjt! — SQSer toeifj? 
Safct lad)einb toenigften§ tf)t einen SBa^n 13 ), 
3n bent fid) 3ub' unb (Shrift unb SMufelmcmn 
SSereinigen 14 ), — fo einen fiijsen SSa^n! 

Watty an. ilutf) mir fo fiifj! — (Sef), matfre Qaia, get); 
©ielfj, mo§ fie tnadfjt 15 ); ob id) fie fyredjen fann. — 
©obann fudj' id) im tmlben 16 ), launigen 
©d)u£engel auf. Unb tnenn i^m nod) beliebt, 
§ienieben 17 ) unter un§ §u tnallen 18 ); nod) 
Seltebt, fo ungefittet Stitterfd&afi 
3u treiben 19 ): pub' idfj il)n gettrifs, unb bring' 
3§n §er. 

®aja. 3^ unternefymet Diet. 

9* at I) an. 9Jlad)t bann 
©er fiifee SSa^n ber fitfcern SBa^r^eit $la^ 20 ) : — 
©enn, Qaia, glaube mir, bem ^Hlenfc^cn ift 
(Sin 9(Jtenfd) nod) immer lieber 21 )/ at§ ein Sngel — 

1) with whom the head must act now as heart, and now again 
as head„ — 2) if I do not err in R. — 3) she is in reveries; 
a visionary; fantastic. — 4) still, for all that. — 5) if so you call it, 
if you want it. — 6) she values, cherishes highly. — 7) nor of what 
is mortal. — 8) from childhood. — 9) believed itself confided. — 
10) with which he at othertimes is veiled. — 11) at once. — 12) stepped 
out. — 13) an illusion. — 14) unite, meet one another. — 15) how 
she is doing. — 16) untamed. — 17) here below. — 18) to move. — 
19) to practise his chivalry so uncivilly. — 20) yields to truth. — 
21) still dearer. 



— 9 — 

©o roirft bu bodfj ttuf midfj, auf midfj ntc^t jurnen, 
£>ie (£ngelfdf)marmerin ] ) gefjeilt $u fc^n? 

®aj[a. 3§r feib fo gut, unb feib jugleidfj fo fd&Itmm! 
3$ ge^! - ©odlj §5rt! boc§ fe$t! - ba fommt fie felbft. 

^eifer #uffritf. 

Ofccdja unb bie $$rigett 2 ). 

3ted&a. ©o feib 3§r e§ bodf) gan$ unb gar 3 ), mein 33ater? 
gdfj glaubt', 3§r pttet (Sure ©timme nur 
93orau§gefc(ji<ft 4 ). SSo btabt 3$r? SBaS fur Serge, 
giir SSiiften, ma§ fur ©trome irennen un§ 
©emt nod) 5 ) ? 3tyr atymet SBanb an SBanb 6 ) tnit ifjr, 
Unb cilt nid&t, Sure SRedfja $u umarmen? 
©ie arme SRedfja, bie inbefs 7 ) nerbrannte! — 
gap, faft nerbrannte 8 ) ! fjaft nur. ©dtjaubert nid()t! 
<£§ ift ein garfi'ger Sob, nerbrennen. O! 

9tat$an. 3ttein $tnb! mein Iiebe§ 3?inb! 

Jftcc^a. 3§r mufctet liber 
©en Ku^rat, £igri§, 3orban; u'ber — mer 
SBeifc ma§ fur SBaffer aE 9 )? - SQSie oft $aV id) 
Urn Sudfj gejittert 10 ), elj' ba§ fteuer mir 
@o na§e fam ,r H ®enn fett ba$ geuer mir 
So na^e fam, biinft mitf) 12 ) im SSaffer fterben 13 ) 
grquidung, Sabfal, SRettung. — S)od£> 3$r feib 
3a nid&t ertrunfen : id), id) bin \a nidjt 
SSerbrannt. SBie moflen mir un§ freun, unb ©ott, 
©ott foben ! &r, er trug <£ud() unb t)^n yiafytn 
3fof glitgeln feiner unfid)tbaren ®ngel 
S)ie ungetreuen ©tr5m' I)inuber. ®r, 
Sr minlte meinem (£ngel, bafc er fid)tbar 
2Iuf feinem roeiften ftittidje midfj burdj 
®a§ geuer triige — 

5Rat$an. (SBeifcem SUtidfje! 
3<*/ |a! ber roeifce norgefpreijte 9KanteI 
©e§ Sempe^errn.) 

SRedija. ®r fidf)tbar, fid)tbar mid) 

1) angel-visionary i. e. she who believes an angel is following her. 
— 2) the preceding persons; the latter. — 3) your very self. — 4) 
sent your voice before you. — 5) what mountains divide us still. — 
6) side by side; between the same walls. — 7) in the mean time. — 
8) burnt almost. — 9) who knows, what other rivers. — 10) trembled 
for you. — 11) has touched me. — 12) seems to me. — 13) to die 
by water; to drown. ~~ 



— 10 — 

©urd&'S fteuer triig', Don fetnem gittidfje 
Serttje^t 1 ). 3$ alfo, idf) ^jab' einen ©ngel 
SSon $ngefidf)t ju 9lngefidf)t 2 ) gefefjn; 
Unb m einen dngel. 

3tat$an. SRecOa wftr' e§ tnertf) 3 ); 
Hub ttmrb' an i§m nid)t§ ©dfjon'reS fejjn, alS er 
^(n ifjr. 

9ied()a (Wdjelnb). 2Bem fdOmeidfjelt 3$r, mein 93ater? toem? 
2)em ©ngel, ober (Su$? 

91 at § an. 2)d$ I)att' au$) nur 
©in SDlenf^ — cm SOtenfdO, mie bie 9latur fie tSgUdf) 
Gtetnaljrt 4 ), bir biefen ®ienft erjeigt: er miij$te 
Qfiir bid) ein ©ngel fein. (£r mfijjt' unb toiirbe. 

9ied)a. 9lid()t fo ein (£ngei, nein! ein tDirf fic^er ; 
63 tuar getnifc ein ttrirflid§er! — §abt 3*) r / 
3$r fettjt bie 3ttog!id)feit 5 ), ba& ®ngel finb, 
2)ajj ©ott jum 93eften 6 ) berer, bie i§n Kieben, 
Stud) SBunber fiJnne tfjun, mid) nid)t gele^rt? 
3d() XieB' il)n ja. 

5ft at I) an. Unb er liebt bid); unb tl)ut 
giir bid) unb beine§ ©Ieid)en 7 ) pnbltd) 2Bunber; 
3a 8 ), §at fie fd)on Don atter gfoigfeit 9 ) 
3fiir eud() getfjan. 

9ied)a. ©a§ W ty gem 10 ). 

91 at § an. 2Bie? well 
6§ gan$ natiirlid), ganj aUtaglid) n ) flange, 
2Benn bidf) ein eigentlidjer SempeQerr 
©erettet fatter foUt' e§ barum 12 ) tneniger 
®in SBunber fein 13 )? — ®er SBunber $5<$fte3 ift 14 ), 
Safe un§ bie ma^ren, ed^ten 2Bunber fo 
AUtaglid) toerben !5nnen, toerben foKen 15 ). 
Df)n' biefe§ aKgemeine SBunber f)fitte 
gin £)enienber 19 ) tuo^l fd)tuerlid) SSunber je 17 ) 
©enannt, tna§ Sinbern blof$ f° ^etfeen mufetc 18 ), 
S)ie gaffenb nur ba§ ttngetx>5f)nlid)fte 19 ), 
£>a§ 9*eufte 20 ) nur Derfolgen 21 ). 

1) fanned, protected. — 2) face to face. — 3) would deserve it. 
— 4) offers, affords. — 5) the feasibility; that it were possible. — 
6) in behalf. — 7) and your kind. — 8) nay. — 9) from eternity, for 
ever. — 10) I love to hear that. — 11) common-place, trivial, ordi- 
nary. — 12) for that, on account of that. — 13) less wonderful. — 
14) the greatest of all wonders.— 15) must become so. — lt>) a man 
of thought. — 17) hardly ever. — 18) what children ought to name 
so. — 19) things most strange. — 20) novelties. — 21) watch. 



— 11 — 

S) uj a (8u Stotyan). SBoUt 3$r benn 
3§r o^ncbcm fd^on fiberfpannte'S §irn ') 
©urd) folgerlei ©uMIitaten 2 ) gan^ 
3erfyrengen? 

!Kat$art. Safc mid) 3 )! — TOeiner SRed^a toar' 
©3 2Bunber§ nidjt genug, bafe fie em 9ftenfd) 4 ) 
©erettet, toeldjen fclfeft fein HeineS 2Bunber 
grft retten miiffen 5 ) ? 3a, fein fleine§ 2Sunber ! 
2)enn toer fyat fdjon 6 ) ge^5rt, ba£ ©alabin 
3e etneS Sentpeffjerrn oerfd)ont? ba% }e 
6in 2em|)efl)err Don i§m oerfd)ont §u merben 
SScrlangt? ge^offt? i§m je fur feine Qfrettyeit 
DDle^r al§ ben lebern ©art geboten, ber 
<5ein ®tfen fd&lew>t 7 ), unb $5<$ften§ feinen ©old)? 

3t e $ a. ©a§ f djlie&t fur mid) 8 ), mem 3Sater. — ©arum ekn 
2Bar ba§ fein Sempelfyerr 9 ), er fasten e§ 10 ) nur. — 
®ommt lein gefang'ner Sempell&err jc anberS 11 ) 
3II§ jum gettriffen £obe nacf) 3^"falem ; 
©ef)t fetner in 3^"jalem fo frei 
limber: ttrie Jjatte mid) be§ D^acfit^ freittrittig 12 ) 
©enn einer retten fonnen? 

Watty an. @ie§, tote ftnnreid)! 
3e|t, Qaia, nimm baZ SSort 13 ). 3<*) W eS ja 
23on bir 14 ), bajj er gefangen tyergefd)icft 
3ft morben. O^ne '3»ctfel tt>et^t bu me^r. 

®aja, %lun ja. — So fagt man freilid) 15 ); — bod) man fagt 
3ugleid), baf$ ©alabin ben Ztmptfymn 
SBegnabigt, roeil er feiner Sriiber einem, 
©en er oefonber§ lieo geI)aot 16 ), fo afjnltd) fe^e 17 ). 
©od) ba e§ oiele jtoanjig 3al)re §er 18 ), 
©aft biefer Sruber nidjt mel)r lebt 19 ), — er f)ief3, 
3$ toeifc nidjt ttrie 20 ), — er Hiet, xc3& U)etfe nid&t too 21 ) : — 
So flingt ba§ }a fo gar — fo gar 22 ) unglauoli^), 
©af; an ber gan^en ©ad^e toofrl nid)t3 ift 23 ). 

1) her already overworked brain. — 2) by subtleties like these. 
3) let me alone. — 4) a man, human being. — 5) who to save himself 
no little wonder was required. — 6) omit f$ott. — 7) bears, holds his 
sword. — 8) that proves for me. — 9) just for that reason he was no 
templar. — 10) so. — 11) there never comes a captured templar but. 
— 12) of his free will at night. — 13) it is your turn to speak. — 
14) from you I know. — 15) it is true they say so. — 16) whom* 
he greatly loved. — 17) he had so strong a resemblance to one of 
his brothers. — 18) more than 20 years; some twenty odd years. — 
19) died. — 20) I can not tell what was his name. — 21) he fell, 
I know not where. — 22) so very. — 23) the whole is fiction. 



- 12 - 

9? at!) an. @i, ®a{a! SBarum toftrc benn ba§ fo 
UnglauWidV)? ®od> wo$l nidjt — tme's roofjl gefd)ie!)t 2 ) — 
Urn lieber etroa§ no$ Uttglau61ic§cr§ 3 ) 
3u glauben? — SBarum Ijatte ©alabin, 
©er'fein ©efd)ttrifter inSgefatnmt 4 ) fo liebt, 
3n jungem 3al)ren ctnen SSruber nidjt 
9?od) ganj befonberS 5 ) IkUn fdnnen? — ^flegen 
©id) jtoci ©efxd)ter nic^t ju a^neln 6 )? — 3ft 
©in alter Kinbrutf ein t>er(orner 7 )? — SBirft 
2>a§ 9Jamlid)e nid)t mel)r ba§ ftamlid&e 8 ) ? — 
©eit ioasin? — ffio ftecft §ter ba§ Unglaublid)e 9 )? — 
©i freiUdf) 10 ), meife %a\a, toftr'S fur bid) 
Sein SBunber mefyr 11 ); unb beine SSunber nut 
Sebilrf... berbienen, ttrill id) fagen 12 ), ©fauben. 

® a j a. 3$r foottet. 

9? at I) an. 2BeiI bu meiner fooiteft. — ©od) 
Stud) fo nod) 13 ), $ed)a, Mcibct beine Sfattung 
6in SBunber, bem nur m5glid), ber bie ftrengften 
Sntfdjlitffe, bie unbanbigften 14 ) Sntmtirfe 
£>er flflnige — fein ©piel, foenn nid)t fcin ©pott — 
©ern an bm fd)todd()ften gaben lenft 15 ). 

> fRcc^a. DWein SSater! 
9Jtein 93ater, luenn td) in:', 3§r ttrifst, i$ irrc 
9ttd)t gem. 

5^a t^an. 9}ielmef)r 16 ), bu Ia§t bid!) gem 6elefyren ,r ). 
©ief)! eine ©tint, fo ober fo gett)5lbt 18 ); 
2)er Stiiden einer iftafe, fo oielmefjr 
91(3 fo gefit'f)ret 19 )j siugenbrauen, bie 
$uf einem ftarten ober ftumpfen $nod)en 
©o ober fo fid) fd)Iangeln 20 ) ; eine Sinie, 
(£in 93ug 21 ), ein SBinfel, eine ftalt' 22 ), ein Waal 2 *), 
gin 9iidjt§, auf eine§ nrilben KuropaerS 
©efidftt : — unb bu entfomtnft bem geu'r, in %fien ! 

1) well, Daja, pray and why should this be incredible. — 2) not 
at all — as it often happens. — 3) something still less credible. — 
4) his brothers and sisters all. — 5) should not have loved a brother 
especially. — 6) do we not find two faces often resemble one another. 

— 7) lost. — 8) does the same cause no longer produce the same 
effect. — 9) where is the wonder, the incredible. — 10) aye, truly. — 
11) it ceases to be a wonder. — 12) I mean to say. — 13) even so. 

— 14) boldest. — - 15) loves to guide by the most slender threads. 

— 16) much more. — 17) you prefer to be instructed. — 18) vaulted 
thus or thus. — 19) the bridge of a nose, which is conducted this 
way rather than that. — 20) meandering upon a keen bone, or a 
blunt one. — 21) a curve. — 22) a wrinkle. — 23) mark, mole. 



- 13 - 

£>a§ fear' fein SSunber, ttmnberjudjt'ges SSoi! 1 )? 
2Barum bemii^t i§r benn nocfy einen gngel 2 )? 

©aja. 2Ba§ fdfjabet'S — ^atfan, rcemt itf) fyre<$en barf — 
93et aflebem 3 ) Don einem (Sngel lieber 
$H§ etnem 9flenfd)en fi$ gerettet benfen? 
girtjli man ber erften unbegreiftic&en 
Urfadje feiner Kettimg nic^t fid) 4 ) fo 
93iel na^er? 

9?at§an. ©tolj! unb ni<$t§ a(§ Stolj! ber 2o})f 
33on gifen win mit einer filbern 3<*nge 
©em qu§ ber ©lutfy 5 ) ge^oben fein, urn fefbft 
6in ^of>f Don Silber fid) ju biinfen. — $a£)! — 
Unb u>a§ e§ fdljabet, fragft bu? tna§ e§ fdjabet? 
3£a§ §ilft e§? burft' id) nur fyinroieber fragen. — 
©enn bctn „Sid& ©ott urn fo niel na^er fiif)ten" 6 ) 
3fl Unfinn ober ©otte§lafterung. — 
Slflein e§ fdjabet; ja, e§ fdjabet aflerbings 7 ). — 
$ommt! prt mir ju. — 9?td)t toaljr? bem SBefen, ba§ 
®tc§ rettete, — e§ fei ein (Sngel ober 
Sin Oflenfdfj, — bem mfldjtet t^r, un'b bu befonber§ 
©em tnieber mele grofie SMenfte t^un 8 )? — 
!ftidjt roaljr? — 9?un, etnem Gmgel, tna§ fiir 2>ienfie, 
gitr grofce ©ienfte f5nnt tyx bem rooljl tfyun? 
3(jr fount ifjm banfen; ju ifjm feufjen, beten; 
S5nnt in (Sntjutfung iiber ityn jerfc^meljen 9 ); 
$6nnt an bem £age feiner Qfeier 10 j faften, 
SHmofen fpenben — 9lIIe§ nidjte 11 ). — S)enn mid) 
®au$t immer 12 ), baj$ ifjr felbft unb euer 9Mdjfter 13 ) 
£ierbei toett meljr getuinnt, aU er. ©r mirb 14 ) 
§l\tf)t fett burdj euer $aften; ttrirb nidjl reidj 
Smrdj eure ©penben; ttrirb nidfjt fjerrltdjer 
S£)ur$ eu'r ©ntjuden; ttrirb nidjt mad&tiger 
2)urd) eu'r 93ertraun. SRid&t tnafjr? Mem etn 2ttenfd& 15 )! 

®aja. <£i fretltdV 6 ) Wtf ein 9ttenfd), cttoa§ ffir i^n 
3u tl&un, un§ meijr ©elegen^eit t>erfd)afft. 
Unb ©ott roeifc, nrie bereft totr baju tnaren! 

1) people desirous of wonder. — 2) do you trouble an angel be- 
sides. — 3) notwithstanding all this. — 4) do we not feel ourselves. 

— 5) from the glowing flames; furnace. — 6) for your w to feel to 
God so much nearer." — 7) it does indeed do harm. — 8) well, what 
service could you render. — 9) may melt away o'er him in ecstasy. 

— 10) on the day of his celebration: his festive day. — 11) all to no 
purpose. — 12) I cannot help thinking. — 13) neighbour. — 14) does 
not become. — 15) but 'tis different with man. — 16) yes, truly. 



— 14 — 

Mem er wollte \a, beburfte \a 
So DflHig nufjtS 1 ); war in fid), mil ftd& 2 ) fo 
SSergnugfam, als nur gngel finb, nur gngel 
Setn fonnen. 

SRecfja. gnbltdj, al§ er gar oerjdjwanb . . . 

91 at fj an. 93erjd)wanb? — SBte benn oerfd&wanb? — Sitf> 

untcrn ^almen 
9lt<$t ferner fefjen Heft 3 )? — SBie? — ober §aht 
36t wtrflid) fdfjon ifyn weiter aufgefud&t 4 )? 

©aja. ©a3 nun mo§I nid)t 5 ). 

9tatf>an. 9ttc$t, ^aja? nirfjt? - ba fte$ 
9?un, wa3 c§ fdjab't! — ©raufame Sdjwarmertnnen! 
28enn biefer gngel nun — uun ft ant geworben! .. 

Red) a. Sranf! 

<£)aia. £ranf! gr wirb bod) nid)t 6 )! 

Sec^a. 2BeIcf) falter Sdjauer 
SSefcMt mid) 7 ) ! — ©aja ! — SDtetne ©time, fonft 
So warm, fu§P! ift auf einmal gi§ s ). 

ftat&an. grift 
©in JJranfe, biefe§ $lima§ ungewofynt! 
3ft jung; ber Garten Arbeit fetneS <5ianbz§, 
©e§ £)ungern§, 2Bad)en§ ungewofynt. 

9tec$a. ffranf! franf! 

®aja. ®a§ ware moglidf), meint \a 9tat$an nur 9 j. 

9iatf)an. 9hm liegt er ba\ §at weber ftrcunb, nod() (Selb, 
Sidf) Sfreunbe $u befolben 10 ). 

5Red)a. 9t$, mein 93ater! 

92a t^ an. 2iegt o$ne SBartung, otjne 3tafl& unb Sufprudfj 11 ), 
gin SRaub ber SdOmerjen unb be§ £obe3 i>a J2 )l 

5Red)a. 2Bo? wo? 

92 a tlj an. gr, ber fur gine, bie er nie 
©efannt, gefetyn — genug, e§ war ein SUlenfd^ — 
3n§ geu'r fid) ftfirjte . . . 

© a i a. SRatijan, f d)onet tl)rer ! 

91 at f) an. ©er, wa§ er tettetc, nid)t natter fennen, 
9W$t weiter feljen modjt', urn iljm ben ©an! 
3u fparen . . . 

1) he wanted, he required so positively nothing. — 2) with his 
own self. — 3) he was no more seen. — 4) searched, inquired for 
him. — 5) we did not do that. — 6)^1 hope he has not. — 7) per- 
vades me. — 8) has turned at once to ice. — 9) that might be so, 
means Nathan but to say. — 10) to hire himself friends. — 11) atten- 
dance, consolation. — 12) a prey to sufferings. 



— 15 — r 

© a* a. ©d&onet iljrer, 9iat!)an! 

Slatfcan. SBetter 
Slud) nidfjt §u fefm nertangt', e§ tuare benn *), 
©afc er gum jroettentnal e§ tetten fotttc — 
©enn g'nug, c§ ift em 9ttenfd) . . . 

©aja. §5rt auf, unb fe$t! 

9tat$an. ©er, ber t)at fterbenb fid) ju la&en, md&t§ 2 ) — 
9113 ba§ 33etnu&tfein btefer Z$at ! 

©aja. §5rtauf! 
3ft tflbtetfiei 

9lat^an. Unb bu $afi i&n getSbtet! — 
£att'ft fo ttjn tobten I5nnen. — Sec^a! Sedja! 
6§ ift Slrjnei, nidjt (Sift, tua§ id) bit reid§e. 
6r lebt! — lomm ju bit 3 )! - ift aud) tt>of)t ntd^t Irani; 
9Jid^t einmal tranl! 

3te<$a. ©ettrifi? — nid&t tobt? nidfjt tranl? 

5Rat^an. ©enrifs, mrfjt tobt 4 )! ©enn ©ott lo$nt ©ute§ 5 ), ^ter 
©et^art, aud) $ier nod). — ®e§! — 93egretfft bu aber, 
SOSte Diet anbad^tig jdjttiarmen feid)ter, al§ 
©ut fjanbefn ift 6 )? rate gem ber fd&Iafffte 2Renfd& 
2lnbad)ttg fd&tnftrmt 7 ), urn nur — ift er ju 3eiten 
©id) fd)on ber TOfidjt beutlid) ntdjt bemuftt — 
Urn nur gut I)anbetn nid)t gu biirfen 8 )? 

SKein SSater! Ia&t, lajjt (Sure 9ted)a bod) 
9lie tt)ieberum attein! — nid)t waft, er fann 
2lud() tuol)t uerreift 9 ) nur fein ? — 

5Rat$an. ©eft! — SMerbingS. — 
3$ W, bort muftert mit neugier'gem Slid 10 ) 
(£tn ajlufelmann tnir bie belabenen 
$ameele. $ennt ift iftt? 

©aja. §a! 6uer ©errotfd)! 

5ttai$att. SSer? 

©aja. @uer ©ernrifdf); @uer ©cfttd&gefeH ! J ) ! 

SRatJan. «U$afl! ba§ Hl-$afl? 

©aja. 3c|t be§ ©uttanS 
©<§a|meifter 12 ). 

1) except, it be then. — 2) has nothing to comfort him. — 3) come 
to yourself again, recover. — 4) not dead, indeed not. — 5) good 
deeds. — 6) pious rapture is easier, than acting well, doing good. — 
7) is prone to pious rapture. — 8) only to save himself the trouble 
of doing well. — 9) only gone on a journey. — 10) with inquisitive 
looks. — 11) your partner at chess. — 12) treasurer to the Sultan. 



- 16 — 

Maty an. SBic? SH^afi? Sraumft bu toicbcr? — 
<£r ift'3! — roaWaftig iji'§! - fommt auf un§ gu 1 ). 
gnnein mit eud() 2 ), gefd)roinb! — 2£a§ tt>crb 5 i<§ §3ren 3 )! 

Prtffer Juffrift 

SRatljatt unt) ber SDerteitfc^* 

©erroifd). SReifet nur Me »ugen auf, fo writ 3§r !5nnt! 

SKat^an. Sift bit's 4 )? btft bu e§ nid)t 5 )? - 3n biefer $radjt, 
Gin ©erwifd) ! . . . 

©erttufd). SRun? warum benn nid)t? — Safct ftd) 
3tu§ einem ©erwifdj benn nid&ts, gar nid&tS madjen 6 )? 

5ft a t§ an. gi toofcl, genug 7 )! — 3d) badjte mir nur immer, 
©er ©erwifdj — fo ber recite ©erwifdfj 8 ) — wotP 
2tu§ fid) nid&ts madEjen faffen 9 ). 

©erwifd). SSetm $roj)§eten! 
©a{$ i$ fein renter bin, mag aud) woljl wafjr fein. 
3war wenn man rnufc — 

SRat^an. 2Ruf$! ©erwifd&! — ©erwifdj mufc? 
ftein TOenfd) mu£ -muff en 10 ), unb ein ©erwifd) miifcte? 
2Ba§ miifjt' er benn 11 )? 

©ermtfdfj. SBarum man i$n red^t btttet, 
Unb er fitr gut erfennt: ba% mujs ein ©erwifdl). 

ftatfjan. 93ct unferm ©ott! ba fagft bu waljr. — Safi bt<$ 
Umarmen, 9Jtenfd) 12 ). — ©u bift bod) nod) mein ftreunb 13 )? 

©erwif<$. Unb fragt ntd^t erft, wa§ id) geworben bin? 

91 at § an. 2ro£ bem, wa§ bu geworben 14 )! 

©erwifd). Uonnt' id) nid&t 
gin $erl im ©taat geworben fein 15 ), befs fjreunbfc^aft 
Cudf) ungelegen ware? 

9? at I) an. SBenn betn §erj 
*Kod& ©erwifcf) 16 ) ift, fo wag' id&'s brauf. ©er fferl 
3m ©taat ift nur bein ®leib. 

©erwifd). ©a§ aud) geeljrt 
SQSitt fein. — 2Ba§ meint 3$r? ratfjet! — 2Ba§ mar' idf) 
Sn Kurem §>ofc? 

1) he is coming up to us. — 2) go in, be quick. — - 3) what am 
I now to hear. — 4) is it you. — 5) or not. — 6) can nothing be 
made of a Dervise. — 7) aye, sure. — 8) the thorough Dervise. — 
9) would have nothing made of him. — 10) no man must need, be 
obliged. — 11) and pray what must he. — 12) man. — 13) I hope 
you are still my friend. — 14) in spite of what you have become. — 
16) what if I did become such a chap in the state. — 16) dervise-like. 



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5? a if) an. ®erroifa% metier nid&ts. 
®oc9 nebenfjer- 1 ), wa$rfd&einfidj — ffod)! 

©ertoifrf). Jhmja! 
2ttein fmnbtuerf bei gucf) ju nerlernen 2 ). — $od) ! 
Sttcjjt $eHncr aud)? — ©effect, bafc Salabm 
*mitf) beffer fcrnit. — Sdjafcmeifier bin id& bet 
3§m worben. - - 

9tat§an. ©u? — bei i§m? 

©ertt)ifd&. 95erfte$t: 
S)e§ fleinern 6cf)a£e3; benn beg grogern wallet 
Sein Sater nod) — be* Sdja§e§ fur fern &au§ 3 ). 

Waif) an. Sein £au3 ift grog. 

®erioifd&. Unb grower, alS 3§r glaubt; 
3>enn jeber Settler ift Don feinem §aufe 4 ). 

Dlat^an. S)otf) ift ben Settlern ©afabtn fo feinb 5 ) — 

Sertoifdj.' ®a& er mit Stumpf unb Stiel 6 ) fie ju oertilgen 
Sidfj oorgefejt, — unb font' er felbft baruber 7 ) 
3um Settler merben 8 ). 

SKat^an. 23ran ! So mein 5 icp eben 9 ). 

®erroifcfj. Kr iff Sand) fd&on, tro£ einem 10 ) ! — ©ennfetn @d)a| 
3ft jeben Sag mit ©onnenuntergang 11 ) 
SStel (eerer nori% als leer 12 ). §ie glutf), fo §oc§ 
Sie 9ttorgen3 eintritt, ift be§ 9Kittag§ langft 
Serraufen 13 ) — 

9?at§an. SBeil handle fie jum I$eil 
SSerfd&Iingen 14 ), bie ^u ffiHen ober ju 
93erfto£fen, greitf) unmflglid) ift. 

®ermif<fj. ©etroffen 15 )! 

Maty an. 3$ fenne ba%\ 

SerroifdO. (£§ taugt nun freilid& nid&tS, 
SBenn fjiirften ©eier unter Sfefem finb 16 ), 
©od& finb fie Slefer unter ©eiern, taugf § 
ftodfj &e§nmal roeniger 17 ). 

5ft a t§ an. D nid&t bod^, ®ermifd§! 
5Rt<$t bod& 18 )! 

1) but besides. — 2) indeed, unlearning my trade with you. — 
3) for his household. — 4) belongs to his household. — 5) so averse 
to. — 6) root and branch, [a kind of alliteration common to the 
German language, as also $inb unb ftegel, Sttcmn unb SttctuS, §au3 unb 
©of.] — 7) in the attempt. — 8) turn. — 9) so I meant it. — 10) 
more than the rest. — 11) at sunset. — 12) much emptier than empty. 

— 13) ebbs ere it is noon. — 14) in part is swallowed by. — 15) 
you guessed it, hit it. — 10) if princes play vultures among carcases. 

— 17) it is ten times worse. — 18) oh^ do not say so, don't. 



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©erroifdj. 3§r $aU gut xtbtn 1 ), ^x\ - flommt an: 
2Bas gebt 3§r mir? jo tret' id) meinc StetT 
Su$ ab 2 ). 

5ft a tl) an. 28a§ brtngt bir betne Stefle? 

SDermifd). anir? 
9Jid)t utel. ®odj $ud(), ©itci^ lann fie treffltdfj mudjern 3 ); 
©enn ift e§ gbb' im Stf)a| 4 ), — ttrie oftcrS ift, — 
So jiefyt 3§r Sure Sdjleufen auf 5 ): fdjtefjt oor 6 ), 
Unb nefjmt an 3in[en 7 ), ma§ ®ud) nur gefdHt. 

9?attyan. 2Iud) 3in§ bom 3'm$ ber 3infen? 

SDermifd). 3fretlu§! 

ftatpan. 23i§ 
Sflein Sa^ital gu lauter 3i n fen roirb. 

© e r to i f dfj. ©a§ Iodt (£uc§ ntd^t ? So f djreibet itnfrer ftreunbfdjaf 
dint gteidfj hm Sdieibebrief 8 )! ®enn toal)rHdfj Ijab 5 
3d) fe§r auf (£ud) geredjnet. 

9iat$an. SBa^rlidfj? 2Btc 
®enn jo? mie fo benn? 

Sermifti). 2)aj3 3^r mir mein Wmt 
DJtit (£§ren roiirbet fitfyren $elfen 9 ) ; bajs 
3d) albeit offne ftaffe bei gttd& fjfitte 10 ). — 
3$r fcpttelt 11 )? 

Dlat^an. s J?un, t>erftel)n mir un% nur redjt! 
§ier gibt'3 $u unterfdjeiben 12 ). — 3>u? marum 
SRidjjt bu? »I*£aft ©ermifd) ift ^u attem, 
2Ba§ id) oermag 13 ), mir ftct§ miUfommen. — 2Iber 
«l*§afi ©efterbar be§ Satabin, 
©er — bem — 

©ermifdj. CrrietQ idj'S nid^t ? ®afc 3$t bod) immer 
So gut al§ f lug, fo Hug al§ roetfe feib ! 
©ebulb 14 )! 2Ba§ 3^r am §afi unterfd)eibet, 
Soft balb gefdjieben mieber fcin. — Sefyt ba 
£)a§ ©fyrenfleib, ba§ Salabin mir gab. 
Gty eg berfdfjofjen i% d) ^ 8 U Sumpen 
©emorben 15 ), mie fie etneit ©ertoifd) fletbcn 16 ), 



1) you may well talk. — 2) I resign my place to you. — 3) enrich 
you. — 4) if the treasury is at ebb. — 5) unlock your sluices. — 6) 
advance (money). — 7) take for interest all that you like. — 8) then 
give our friendship a letter of divorce at once. — 9) that you would 
assist me to fill my post with credit. — 10) at all times have your 
purse-strings open for me. — 11) you shake your head. — 12) here 
there is a distinction to be made. — 13) what I may have. — 14) 
have patience. — 15) before its in tatters. — 16) become. 



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§angt'§ x ) in Serufolem am Dtegel, unb 

3d) bin am ©ange§, too id) leidf)t unb barfufc 

©en §eij$en 2 ) Sanb mit meinen Sefjrern trete. 

Ulatl^an. Sir ctf)nlidj g'nug 3 )! 

©erroif %. Unb Sd)ad) mii tynen foiele. 

*ftatl)an. ©ein I)5d)fie§ ©ut! 

© erroif d). ©enft nur, ma§ midf) t)erf ii^rte ! 
©amit id) fettji nid)t Idnger betteln bfirfte ? 
©en reid)en iDlann mit Settfern fptelen I5nnte? 
S3erm5genb roar', im §ui 4 ) ben reidfjften Settler 
3n einen armen 3teid)en ju oerroanbeln? 

Rattan, ©as nun roof)l nidfjt 5 ). 

©erroif <$. SBeit ettna§ »gefd)madter§ 6 ) ! 
3$ finite mid) sum erftenmal gefd()meid)ett$ 
©ur$ Salabin§ gufl&erj'flen 2BaI)n gefd)meid)elt. — 

Sftatfjan. ©er mar 7 )? 

©erroifd). „(£in 93cttler roiffe nur, roie Settler 
„3u Minify fei?), ein Settler fyabz nur 
„©elernt, mit guter SBeife Settler n geben. 
„©ein Sorfa^r, farad) er, mar mir biel ju fait, 
„3u raul). ®r gab fo unljolb, menn er gab; 
„Srfunbigte fo ungeftiim 9 ) ft<$ erft 
„9tad) bem Smjjf anger ; nte jufrieben, bafj 
„®r nur ben SKangel fenne, rooHt' er aud) 
„©e§ 9)tangel§ ttrfad) mifjen, urn bie (&abz 
„*ftad() biefer Urfad) fitjig 10 ) ab^uroagen. 
„©a§ roirb 3ll»§aft nit^t! So unmilb milb 11 ) 
„25Birb Salabin im §afi nid&t erfdfjeinen! 
„$l!*£mfi gleid)t oerftopf ten SRo^ren nidjt, 
„©ie il)re flar unb fiiH empfang'nen SBaffer 
„So unrein unb fo farubelnb mieber geben. 
„3*H>afi benft, «l«©afi ffifclt roie ici)!" - 
So liebfidf) flang be§ SSoglerS SPfeife, bi§ 
©er ©impel 12 ) in bem 9?e|e mar. — 3$ ©ecf! 
3$ eine§ ©eden ®ed 13 ) ! 

Sftattyan. ©emad), mein ©erroifd(), 
©emadi) ! 

1) it will hang on the hook. — 2) scorching. — 3) that is very- 
much like you. — 4) that I might be able in a trice, in a jiflPy. — 
5) well, not just that. — 6) something far more absurd. — 7) which 
was. — 8) how beggars feel. — 9) so pressingly. — 10) niggardly. 
11) so unkindly kind. — 12) the dunce; bulfinch. — 13) fooled by 
a fool. 

2* 



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ffiertoifdjj. gi toa§! — (S3 war' 1 ) nid&t ©erferei, 
33ei ©unberttaufenben bie 9Kenfd^en brucfen, 
9(u§mergern, pfttnbern, mariern, rourgen ; unb 
Sin 2ttenfd)enfreunb an gtngeln foremen molten! 
g§ tuar' nidfjt ©edferei, be§ £od)ften DJZilbe 2 ), 
2>ie fonber 9tu§wa$I iiber 335?' unb ©ute 
Unb $(ur unb 2£tiftenei, im ©onnenfdjein 
Unb fRegett fidf) berBreitet, — nad^udffen, 
Unb md)t be§ §5dfjfien immer nolle grnnb 
3u f)aben? 9Ba§? eg mar' ntd^t ©ecferet... 

9?at§an. ©enug! $5r' auf! 

©ertoiftfj. Safct meiner ©ecferei 
9Kidf) bod) nur autfj ertndfmen! — 2Ba§, e§ wave 
SKirfjt ©ecferei, an fold)en ©ctfereien 
®ie gute Seite bennodj au^ufyiiren 3 ), 
Urn $ntf)eil, biefer gufen Seite tnegen, 
9fn biefer ©ederei ju neijmen? £e? 
©a§ nidfjt 4 )? 

ftatfjan. M=£aft, madje 5 ), ba& bu Barb 
Sn bcinc SBufte ttrieber fommft. 3df) furcate, 
©rab' unter 9flenfd)en modjteft bu ein TOenfd) 
3u fetn berlernen 6 ). 

3)ertt)ifd(j. 5Red)t, ba§ furdfjt' id) and). 
2ebt tnofjl ! 

5TCat{)an. @o Htig? — SBarte boc§, W*£aft. 
Sntlauft btr benn bie SBujic? — ffiarte bod^! — 
Safe er midj f)5rte! — £>e, 3tt*$afi! T^ter ! — 
2Beg ift er ; unb id) ptt' i§n nod) fo gem 
9?ad) unferm Sempetyerrn gefragt. 95ermurt)Iid(j, 
2>afc er tfjn fennt 7 ). 

fierier ^uffrtff. 

$aja eilig §erBei. !WaiIjatt. 

2)aja. D Watfjan, Martian! 

ftat^an. ftun? 
SBa§ gibt'3 8 )? 

®aj[a. 6r Iftjjt fid^ mieber fefjn! Sr (ajjt 
6i<!) tnieber fef)n 9 ) ! 

1) what do I care? I don't care! How! — 2) to ape the kindness 
of the Most High. — 3) to ferret out, detect. — 4) ha? it should 
not? — 5) try, make haste. — 6) that just because you are among 
men, you might. — 7) very likely, he knows kim. — 8) what news? 
what is the matter? — 9} he shows himself again. 



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5ft at Ijan. 2Ber, ©oia? roer? 

ffiaj[a. Kr! cr! 

Watfyan. gr?(gr?- SBann la&t jl<$ ber 1 ) nidfjt fe$n!-3a fo, 
SRur euer <£r ^etfst er 2 ). — ®a§ font' er m<$t! 
Unb menu er aud) ein 6ngel mare, nid&t 3 ) ! 

®aja. @r manbelt untern $almen raieber auf 
Unb ab, unb brtd^t boti 3eit $u 3cit fid) ©atteln 4 ). 

9? at § an. ©ie effenb? — unb a« Sempei^err ? 

©aja. 2Ba§ qudlt 
3&r midj 5 )? — 3$r gierig 2Jug' errietf) i$n 6 ) Winter 
©en bidjt oerfd&ranften 7 ) $almen fdfjon, unb folgt 
3$m unoerrutft 8 ). ©ie 0$ gu$ bitten 9 ), — gudj 
Sefc^tDbren, ungefaumt i§n anjugdjn 10 ). 
D exit! ©ie mirb ®u<§ au§ bem $enfter minfen 11 ), 
Ob er f)inauf ge^t ober meiter ab 
©itf) fdjlagt. O cilt! 

•ftatfjan. ©o mie tdf) som $ameele 
©eftiegen? — ©dridft fid) ba§ 12 )? - ©eij, cile bu 
3§m ju, unb melb' ifym meine SBieberfunft 13 ). 
©ib Sid)* 14 ), ber Sieberm'ann 15 ) §at nur mein §au§ 
3n metnem SIbfein nidfjt betreten moflen 16 ); 
Unb fommt md)t ungern, roenn ber SSater fefbft 
3$n laben la&t. ©etj, jag 5 , i$ laff i§n bitten 17 ), 
3&n IjerjUd) bitten . . . 

© a i a. 3Ifl umfonft ! ©r fommt 
6u<$ nidfjt 18 ). — ©enn furj: er fommt ju feinem 3uben 19 ). 

91 a ttj an. ©o get), gel) menigftenS tf)n anjufjalten 20 ), 
Sfjn menigftenS mit beinen 3Jugen ju 
SSegteiten 21 ). — ©el), id& fomme gfeidf) bir nadf) 22 ). 

(91 at § on cilt f)inein, unb £>aja $erau5.) 

gtimffer Juffritf. 

Scene: ein Splat; mit spalmen, 
unter toel^en ber ^empelljerr auf unb nieber geljt. din ftloftetfint&ei: folgt 
tljm in eimger dntfernung Don ber Seite, immer a& ob er t$n anreben toolle 23 ). 

% e m p e 1 § e r r. ©er folgt mir nidfjt oor langer SBeife 24 ) ! — ©ie$, 
SBie fdf)ieft er nadf) ben §anben 25 )! — ©uter Sruber... 
3d!) fann $u$) aud) roof)l 53ater nennen, md)t? - 

1) when does he not show himself. — 2) only your he he is 
called. — 3) that should not be. — 4) and gathers dates. — 5) why 
do you tease me. — 6) espied him. — 7) closely entwined. — 8) con- 
stantly, fixedly. — 9) he sends me, to request you. — 10) immedia- 
tely to approach him. — 11) make signs, nod. — 12) is that decent? 
— 13) I have returned. — 14) mark, what 1 say. — 15) the worthy 



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fl I o ft e r B r u b e r. 5ftur ©ruber. — SaienBruber nur, &u bienen *). 

Sempell&err. 3a, guter ©ruber, mer nur ferbft ttm§ Mtte! 
93ei ®ott! bet ©ott! td& IjaBe nidfjts - 

®IofterBruber. Unb boc§ 
Sfted^t roarmen ©an!! ©ott geB' @ud& taufenbfadf), 
2Ba§ 3*jr gem geBen rooHtet. ®emt ber SSifle 
Unb ntd)t bie ©aBe madfjt ben ®eBer. — Wn% 
SOBarb id) bent §erm SllmofenS ttegen gar 
SRidfjt nadfjgefdjitft. 

2 e m £ e I Ij e r r . S)od^ aBer na^gefd^itft ? 

JMofierBruber. 3a, au§ bent Softer. 

Sempelljerr. 2Bo tdf) eBen je|t 
@in fleine§ $UgermafjI 5U finben $offte 2 )? 

$IofterBruber. 2)ie £ijd)e roaren fd)on Befe^t : fomnV after 
ffier £err nur nrieber mil $urucf. 

Sentpelfjerr. SSoju? 
3$ §aBe Qfcifd) tnol&l lange nid)t gegeffen: 
Mem ma§ tout's? bie ©atteln ftnb Ja reif. 

JMofterBruber. ifteljm' fid) ber^err in 3tc^t mtt bieferftrudfjt 3 ). 
3u Did genoffen 4 ) taugt fie nid^t 5 ) :_ t>erfto^ft 
S)ie Smils 6 ), mad)t meton<$oIif$e§ ©eBttit. 

Sempellfjerr. SQBenn id) nun melandfjolifdf) gem mid) finite? — 
®od() biefer SQSamung roegen nmrbet 3t)r 
2JHr bodj nidfjt nac^gefc^idt ? 

ftlojier&ruber. O nein! — 3d) foil 
2Jitd() nur nad) <£ud) erfunben, auf ben 3a§n 
®udl) fallen'). 

SemjKlfjerr. Unb ba§ fagt 3*)r mir fo felftft? 

SIofterBruber. SBarum nidfjt? 

Semjjel^err. (©in berfd)mi|ter ©ruber!) — $qI 
©a§ Softer gure§ ©teidjen nte^r 8 )? 

tflofterbruber. 2Bei§ nic^t. 
3d) mufs gef)ord)en, HeBer §err. 

£emj)el§err. Unb ba 

©efrordfrt 3*jr benn audi), ofrne met au Htigeln 9 ) ? 

man. — 16) during my absence shunned my house. — 17) I ask him. 
— 18) he will not come. — 19) he never visits. — 20) endeavour 
to detain him. — 21) your eyes may follow him. — 22) I follow 
you. — 23) sideways, as if intending to address. — 24) pastime. — 
25) how he eyes my hands askant. 

1) lay-brother only, at your service. — 2) I came hoping for 
pilgrim's fare. — 3) your honor, pray be cautious with this fruit. — 
4) if eaten in abundance. — 5) does no good. — 6) disorders the 
spleen. — 7) to feel your pulse. — 8) more such men as you. — 9) 
therefore you obey without much scrutiny. 



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Slofterb ruber. SBdr's fonft gefjordfjen *), Ueber £err? 

Sempelfjerr. (©afs bodj 
©ie (ginfalt immer ffied&t be-all 2 ) ! — S^r btirft 
9Jttr bodfj audO voofy oertraucn, tt>er 3 ) midj) gem 
©enauer fennen tnfldfjte? — ©ajs 3for'§ fefbft 
9?i$t fetb, will id) tooflt fd)tt>oren. 

Slofterbruber. 3iemte mir'S? 
Unb frommie tnir J § 4 )? 

Sempel^err. 2Bem jtcmt unb frommt e§ benn. 
Safe er fo neubegtertg ift? 2Bem benn? 

$lofterbruber. ©em ^atrtardfjen, nut j$ id) gtauben. — ©enn 
©er fanbte mtd& gudj) nad). 

Sem^el^err. ©er SSatriard^? 
ftennt ber ba§ rot^e $rett$ auf tneijsem 2Rantel 
3Kd(jt Scffer? 

£Iofter6ruber. ®enn 5 \a W% 5 )\ 

Sempelfjerr. 3ton, SSruber? nun: — 
3dD bin ein Sempelfyerr, unb ein gefang'ner. — 
©e^ id) Ijinju: gefangen bet Seonin, 
©er Surg, bie mit beS ©ttflfianbs letter ©tunbe 
SBir gem erft tegen fatten 6 ), urn fobann 
auf ©tbon loS $u geljn 7 ); — fefc J id) ^inju 8 ): 
©elbjtnanjigtfer 9 ) gefangen unb allein 
93om ©alabin begnabigt: fo meifj 
©er $atriard(j, tt)a§ er ju tmffen braudfjt — 
Sftefjr, al§ er braudjt. 

®lofterbruber. SBotjI aber f$»nerlid& mefjr, 
Site er f.d)ott toetfj. — <£r tt)u^t , aud& gem, roarum 
©er §err 10 ) nom ©alabin begnabigt tnorben, 
Kr ganj allein 11 ). 

Setup el § err. 9QSei§ idfj ba§ felber? — ©d^on 
©en §al§ entbI5j$t 12 ), Intel' id) auf tneinem SWantel, 
©en ©treid) ertnartenb : al§ mid) fdjdrfer ©alabin 
3n§ 9luge fafct 13 ), mir ndfjer fpringt, unb nrinft. 
SDtan Ijebt midj auf; i<§ bin entfeffelt; will 
3§m banfen ; fe§' fete Slug' in kijrdnen : fiumm 
3fi er, bin id) 14 ) ; er gefjt, tdft bleibe. — 2Bie 

1) obedience. — 2) to be sure, a simple mind is always right — 
3) you may perhaps tell me in confidence, who it is, that — 4) and 
would it avail me. — 5) even I know it. — 6) we would have liked 
to escalade. — 7) to march on Sidon. — 8) if I add. — , 9) with 
nineteen others, myself the twentieth. — 10) your Honor. — 11) quite 
alone. — 12) with bare neck. — 13) fixed his eyes more steadily 
upon me. — 14) he is silent, so am I. 



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9?un ba§ jufammen$8n<jt, entratlfjfele 
©er SPatriardj fid) felbft 

^lofterbruber. (£r fdjliefjt barau§, 
©aft ©ott gu groften, grofcen ©ingen J ) (Sudjj 
SMujf aufbe^alten §aben. 

£etn})etf)err. 3a, ju grofsen 2 )! 
gin Subenmabdjen au§ bcm fteu'r ^u retten; 
9Xuf @inai neugier'ge Spttger $u 
©eleiten, unb bergleid)en tneljr. 

^lofterbruber. 2Btrb fd^on 
9to$ fommen 3 )! — 3ft injtoift^cn au<$ nidjt flBcI 4 ). 
93ieHeid)t T^at felbfi ber *Patriar$ berett§ 
SOSett roid)t'gere ©efdjafte fur ben §errm 

Ztmp e I $ er r. @o 5 ) ? meint 3§r, Sruber? — §at er gar (£ud) fd&on 
2Ba§ merfen laffen 6 )? 

JHofterbruber. 6i, ja wo^')! - 3d) foil 
©en §erm nur erft ergriinben, ob cr fo 
©er 9Jlann »o$i tft 8 ). 

Sent pel If) err. 31m fa, ergriinbet nur 9 )! 
(3d) roill bod) fe$n, ttrie ber ergriinbet 10 )!) — 9fam? 

JHofterbruber. ®aZ®ixxtf\k u )\mbmfy\tin,ba$\<§btm$mn 
©anj grabe^u 12 ) be§ SJSatriard^en ffiunfd) 
drSffnc. 

Sempelljerr. 2Bo$I! -. 

SIo ft erb ruber, ©r fjatte burd) ben #errtM 
Kin 93riefd)en gem befteKt 13 ). 

Sempeltyerr. ©urd) mid)? 3d) Mn 
®ein $8ote. — ©a§, ba§ nmre 14 ) baZ ©efdjaft, ) 
©a§ toeit gtorretdjer fet, al§ 3ubenm(ibd)en 
©em gfeu'r entretfsen? 

£lofterbruber. 9Ku£ bod) tool)* 15 )! ©enn — lagt 
©er *Patriard) — an biefem 93riefd)en fei 
©er ganjen (Sl)riftenl)eit fe$r triel gelegen 16 ). 
©ie§ 93riefd)en tt>ol)I befteUt ju §aben — fagt \ 
©er *Patriard) — merb' einft im §immel ©ott 
9Kit einer ganj befonbern tone lofynen. 

1) purposes. — 2) indeed, for great ones. — 3) all will come in 
time. — 4) meanwhile this must not be despised. — 5) indeed. — 
6) he gave you a hint. — 7) indeed, he did. — 8) you are the man, 
he wants. — 9) well, sound me. — 10) I'm curious to see him sound- 
ing. — 11) the shortest way. — 12) plainly disclose. — 13) he 
would like to send a letter by you. — 14) you call. — 15) it seems 
so, — 16) is of the highest importance to all Christendom. 



— 25 — 

Unb biefer $rone — fagt ber gJatriardf) — 
©ei niemanb tuurb'ger, al§ mem §err. 

%tmptU)txr. »B id)? 

Slofterbruber. ©enn biefe £rone ^u oerbienen — fagt 
©er gtotriard) — fei fd&roerlid) jemanb autf) 
(Sfcfdjitfter, aU metn §err. 

Semjjelfjerr. 3tt§ i<§? 

^lofierbruber. (Sr fei 1 ) 
£ier fret; fonn' iiberalt fidfj §ter befefyn 2 ); 
$erfte§', tote eine ©tabt ju ftiirmen unb 
3u f djirmen; fonne — fagt ber $atriardf) — 
©ie ©tarf unb Sdjttmdjje ber Don ©atabin 
5leu aufgeful&rten 3 ), innern, gmeiten Uttauer 
Sim beften f^atjen, fie am beutfidjften 
©en ©treitern ©otte^ — fagt ber $atriar$ — 
93efd)reiben. 

3: em pelf) err. ©uter 93ruber, wenn id) bod) 
9Jun aufy beg SSriefdfjenl na^ern ^n^alt roiifste 4 ). 

$lofterbruber. 3a ben, — ben toeifc i<§ nun roo^I ni$t fo red(jt 5 ), 
©a§ SSrtefc^en aber ift 6 ) an $onig $P$Hij)}>. — 
©er $atriard(j... 3d) %aV mid) oft gerounbert, 
SQSie bo$ ein §eiliger, ber fonft 7 ) fo ganj 
3m §immel ttbt, gugleic^ fo unterridjtet 
SSon ©ingen biefer 2BeIt gu fein Ifjerab 
©id!) laffen fann 8 ). 63 mufc ifjm fauer toerben 9 ). 

Sempef^err. 9hm benn 10 )? ber $atriard)? — 

$lofterbruber. SBeig ganj genau, 
©anj juoerfaffig 11 ), mie unb too, mie fiarf, 
S3on meld&er ©eite ©alabin, im gfaH 
@£ toflKtg mieber lo§ geljt 12 ), feinen fjelbjug 
6r5ffnen toirb. 

Sempelfjerr. ©a§ mei| er? 

&lofterbruber. 3a 7 unb modf)*' 
<£§ gem ben $onig ^ittW tniffen laffen : 
©amit ber ungefa^r ermeffen fonne, 
Db bie ©efa^r benn gar fo fdjredfid), urn 
mit ©afabin ben SBaffenftittftanb, 

1) you are. — 2) you may look about. — 3) thrown up. — 4; 
if I but knew the letter's more special contents. — 5) clearly know 
myself. — 6) is directed, intended. — 7) otherwise so entirely flunks 
of Heaven. — 8) can condescend to be at the same time versed. — 
9) it must be hard. — 10) well. — 11) knows exactly, knows positi- 
vely. — 12) the war breaks out again. 



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®en ©iter Drben fdfjon fo Brat) ge6rod()en, 
<£§ fofte ma§ e§ tootte l ), tmeber §er 
Sufteflen 2 ). 

Sempelfcerr. SBeld) em ^atrtar^ 3 )! — 3a fo 4 )! 
£)er ItcBc tapfre 3Jiann mill midj 5 ) ju fetnem 
©etneinen Soten; mill mid) — jum ©pion. — 
©agt ©uerm ^atriardjen, guter 53ruber, 
So tiicl 3$r mid) ergrimben 6 ) fflnnen, roar' 
®a§ meine <3ad)e nid(jt 7 ). — 3d) mitffe midf) 
Wotf) al§ ©efangenen fcetrad)ten; unb 
©er Sentpeliierrett einjiger 93cruf 8 ) 
@et, mit bem ©dOmerte bretn ju fd)(agen 9 ), rritfjt 
Jhmbfdjafteret ju treiBen 10 ). 

JHofterbruber. ffiadjt' td&'S bod)! — 
EBilFS aud) bem §errn nid)t eben fefjt toeru6efn. 
3mar fommt ha§ 93efte nod) 11 ). — ®er $atriard() 
fttewftdjft $at au§gegattert 12 ), tote bie SSefte 
©id& nennt, unb mo auf Stfcanon fie liegt, 
3tt ber bie unget)euren ©ummen ftecten 13 ), 
SKit wcldjen ©alabin§ toorfidjt'ger SSater 
£)a§ §eer befolbet unb bie Suruffuitgcn 
®e§ $rteg§ bejireitet 14 ). ©atabin nerfiigt 
SSon 3cit 5u $tit auf abgelegnen 2Begen 15 ) 
?ia^ biefer SSefte ftdj, nur faum Begleitet 16 ). — 
3*)r merit bod& 17 )? 

£em pell) err. SRimmermefjr ! 

®lofterBruber, 2Ba§ mare ba 
SBofcl feid)ter 18 ), a« be§ ©afabin fidf) &u 
Semadfjtigen 19 )? ben ©arau§ i$m ju mad&en 20 )? — 
3§r fdfjaubert? — Q e§ IjaBen fdfjon em $aar 
©ott'sfurdfjt'ge 9flaroniten fidf) erboten, 
SBenn nur ein maef'rer 9JJann fie fiifjren moHe, 
£)a3 ©tfitf 21 ) ju magen. 

2 e m 1) e I B e r r. Unb ber ^atriardf) 
$QatV audf) $u biefem madern 9ftanne midf) 
®rfe$n? 

1) at any cost, rate. — 2) to renew. — 3) there is a Patriarch 
for you. — 4) I see. — 5) will not employ me, have me. — 6) fathom. 
7) my line of business. — 8) calling. — 9) to fight. — 10) to play 
the spy. — 11) is still to come. — 12) has found out, espied. — 
13) are concealed. — 14) provides for. — 15) by-ways. — 16) with 
hardly any attendants. — 17) I hope, you guess. — 18) what could 
be easier. — 19) to seize. — 20) to do away with him. — 21) the 
game. 



£ I o ft e r 6 r u b e r . gr glaubt, bafc ®onig PtttpJ) tt>o$i 
S5on $tolemai§ au§ bie §anb §ierju 
%m 6eften *) bieten !5nne 2 ). 

Setup el Ifj err. 2Jlir? mir, 33ruber? 
50lir? pait tyx nid^t ge§5rt? nur erft ge^ort, 
SSa§ fur SSertinbKdSjlett bem Salabin 

«Io ft erb ruber. SBol&l §ab' id&'s gefjort. 

Sempelfjerr. Unb boc§? 

$ I o ft e r 6 r. 3a — tnetttt ber aSatriardf) — baZ roar' f$on gut 4 ) : 
®ott aber unb ber Drben . . . 

Stem}) elf) err. 9tenbern md)t§! 
©ebteten mir fein 33ubenftud ! 

$Iofterbruber. ©ettrifs nid^t ! - 
Sftur — tneint ber $atriard(j — fet SuBenftiid 
95or 9Jtenfd(jen 5 ) ntdft audfj Subenftucf Dor ®ott. 

Sempel^err. 3$ roar' bem ©alabtn mein Seben f^ulbig 6 ): 
Unb raubt' tym feine§ 7 )? 

£tofterbruber. spfut! — ©od& bliebe — meint 
©er $atriard() — nod) immer 8 ) Salabin 
Sin $einb ber G^riftentyeit, ber Siter greunb 
3u fein, fein SRed^t erroerben Ifinne. 

Setrn>el$err. greunb? 
9tn bem idfj blojs ni$t roill sum S^urfen roerben 9 ), 
3um unbanfbaren @d)urfen? 

JHofterbruber. SWerbingS 10 ) ! - 
3foar — tneint ber ^atrtardf) — be§ ®anfe§ fei 
2Kan quitt 11 ), Dor ©ott unb SWenfdjen qutit, roenn un$ 
®er ffiienft urn unfertroitten nidjt gefdjefjen. 
Unb ba Dertauten rooHe 12 ) — meint ber ^atriard) — 
®ajs gudf) nur barum ©alabin begnabet, 
SBeil ij)m in Surer Sttien' l3 ), in guerm SSefen 14 ), 
@o roa§ Don feinem 93ruber eingeleudjtet 15 ). . .. 

Setup el fj err* 3tu$ biefe§ toeifs ber gJatrtar(§ ; unb bodf)? 
3t$! roare ba§ geroifs! W), ©atabtn! — 
2Bie? bie Sftatur §att' and) nur einen 3ug 16 ) 

1) most conveniently. ■— 2) lend his support. — 3) what obliga- 
tions bind me to Saladin. — 4) that is all very well. — 5) in the 
eyes of men. — 6) I owe my life. — 7) and should take his own. — 
8) is notwithstanding still a foe to Christendom. — 9) I will not 
act against him as a scoundrel. — 10) true. — 11) no thanks are 
due. — 12) as it is rumored. — 13) features. — 14) deportment. — 
15) there appeared something of his brother. — 16) but one feature 
of my own. 



- 23 — 

93on mir in beineS 23ruber§ gorm gebilbet: 

Unb bem entfprdc^e nidji§ in meiner ©eele 1 )? 

2Ba3 bem entfaraa^e, fount 5 itf) unterbrucfen, 

Urn einem ^atriarcfjen ju gefatten? -— 

SRatur, fo liigft bu nic^t 2 )! So nriberfprid&t 

@i<$ ®ott in feinen SBerfen nufct! — ©e§t, Sruber! — 

Srregt mir meine (Salle nidjt 3 )! — (Sef)t! gef)t! 

Softer o ruber. 3cfj gef)\ unb gef) 5 oergnugter, d§ i$ fam. 
33erjeifje mir ber §err 4 ). 2Bir fffofterleute 
©inb fc&ulbig 5 ), unfern D6ern ju gel^ordfjen. 

S)er $em£enjerr unb £>aja, bte ben SCempelfjerrn fd)on eine 3^ lang 
Don tneitem beobac^tet fjatte, unb [tdj nun if)m nafjert. 

Saja. ©er Slofterbruber, nrie mid£j biinft, liefHn 
®er beften 2aun' i§n nid)t 6 ). — Sod) mufs id^ tnein 
^acfet nur tuagen 7 ). 

Sempe^^rr. Tain, oortrepd)! — Siiigt 
2)a§ ©pric^tnort tt>of)(: baft 9K5nd) unb S&eib, unb 2Beib 
Unb 2Kond& be3 2eufel§ kibe ShaHen 8 ) fmb? 
@r toirft midO fyeut auZ einer in bie anbre. 

Saja. 2Ba§ fe$' id)? — <£bler Slitter! 6utf)? - ©ott ®ant! 
®ott taufenb ©an! ! - 2Bo $afo 3$r benn 
2)ie ganje 3eit geftedt 9 )? — 3^>r feib bod& xoo^i 10 ) 
fttd&t franl getoefen? 

Semj>elf)err. 5ftein. 

®aja. ©efunb bod) 11 )? 

SempelJjerr. 3a. 

®nja. 28ir ttmren (Surettoegen 12 ) luafjrlitf) ganj 
Sefiimmert. 

Sempelfjerr. ©o 13 )? 

©oja. 3$r ttwr't gettrifc oerreift 14 )? 

Sem})el$err. Srratfym 15 )! 

®aia. Unb famt §eut erft ttrieber? 

Sempelfjerr. ©eftern. 

Qaia. $ud() Stedja's SSater ift fjeut angefommen, 
Unb nun barf SKedfra boc^> rcoftUoffen 16 )? . 

1) W ith nothing in my soul to answer to it.— 2) not so deceives* 
thou. — 3) do not stir up my ire, anger. — 4) your Honor, pardon 
me. — 5) are bound. — 6) in a merry cue, humor. - 7) my game, 
task. — 8) are the two clutches. — 9) where have you been staying 
all this time. - 10) I hope. - 11) well, then. - 12) about you. - 
13) indeed. - 14) abroad. - 15) you guessed it. - 16) may perhaps 
hope now for. 



— 29 — . 

Sempell&err. 2Ba§? 

Qaia. SBarum fie (£udj fo dftcrS Bitten laffen. 
3§r ^oter labet <£ud() nun felbcr ] ) Mb 
SfafS brtnglid^fte. gr lommt Don SBaBglon, 
2Wtt jtoanjtg i)0(pelabenen 2 ) flameelen, 
Unb ottem, toa§ an ebeln ©pecereien 3 ), 
$n ©teinen unb an ©toffett, Snbien 
Unb $erfien unb ©tjrien, gar ©ina 4 ), 
Softwares nur getodifjren 5 ). 

Sempefljerr. Saufe nid)t3 6 ). 

®ajo. ©em 55oI! oeretjret ityn ais einen $iirften. 
®od(j bafs e§ iljn ben loetfen ^at&an nennt, 
Unb ni<$t t)ieltne§r ben retaken, $at mid) oft 
©etounbert 7 ). 

£ em pelf) err. ©einem SSolf ift reidf) unb toeife 
SSieHei^t ba§ 5RfimIid&e 8 ). 

®ajct. 93or aHem aber 9 ) 
§dtt J § ifyn ben ©uten nennen rnuffen. ©enn 
3$r fteUt £u$ gar md)t oor, toic gut er ift. 
2M§ er erfu^r, tote trie! (£udj 9ted)a fdjulbtg: 
2Ba§ ^dtt', in biefem Slugenblicfe, nidjt 
©r aHe§ Sud) getijan, gegeben! 

Sempel^err. (Si 10 )! 

Qa'ia. Serfud&t'S, unb fommt unb fef)t J1 )! 

£empelfjerr. 2Ba§ benn 12 )? true f$neH 
Kin StugenBUd ooriiber ift 13 )? 

®aja. ©fitt' idj, 
SSSenn er fo gut nidjt todr', e§ mtr fo lange 
93ei i^tn gef alien laffen 14 )? 9tteint 3§r ettoa, 
3<§ filmic meinen SDSert^ aU S^riftin nidjt? 
3Iud) ntir roarb'3 oor ber 2Biege nid)t gefungen 15 )/ 
©afc id) nur barum metnem 6f)gemaI)I 
•ftadf) ^aldftina folgen roiirb', urn ba 
(£in 3ubentndbd)en ju er§ief)'n. S§ toar 16 ) 
SKein lieber &I)gemaf)I ein ebler $nedf)t 17 ) 
3n $aifer grtebrid)3 £eere — 

1) in person will invite you. — 2) heavily. — 3) precious drugs, 
spices. — 4) China even. — 5) produce. — 6) I buy nothing. — 7) 
has taken me by surprise. — 8) the same thing. — 9) above all. — 
10) indeed? truly? — 11) and convince yourself. — 12) of what. — 
13) as quick, as a moment is passed. — 14) would I have stayed 
with him. — 15) over my cradle. — 16) the fact is that. — 17) soldier- 
servant. 



— 30 — 

Sent pel I) err. 33on ©eburt 
©in ©d^tDet^er, bem bie Q^r' unb ©nobe ! ) ttmrb, 
mt Seiner ftaifertU&en $Dta{eftat 
3Jn einem glujje $u erfaufen 2 ). — SSeib! 
2Bie oielmal §aBt 3$r tnir ba§ fd&on erja^lt? 
§5rt 3fr *> enn 9 ar ntc§t auf, mi$ ju t>erf olgcn ? 

Qaia. 93erfolgen! Iteber ©ott! 

Setnpelljerr. 3a, \ a, oerfofgen. 
3d() tutH nun einmal $utf) nid)t metier fe$n! 
3M$t !j5ren ! SBiH Don (Su$ an eine 21)at 
9l\$t fort unb fort 3 ) erinnert [em, bet ber 
3$ nid)t§ gebadji 4 ); bie, toenn i$ briiber benfe, 
3um 9tfit$fel Don tnir felbft tnir roirb. 3^ar mfldjt' 
3d) fie nidjt gern bereuen. 3Iber fefjt, 
(Sreignet fo ein gall fid) roieber : 35 r 
Seib Sdjulb 5 ), menu i$ fo rafdj nid&t fyanble; tt)enn 
3dj mid) Dormer erftmb' — unb brennen laffe, 
2Ba§ brennt 6 ). 

®aja. Settle (Sott 7 )! 

Sempetijerr. 9Son §eut an 8 ) tyut 
Sftir ben ©efatten ti)enigften3 unb lennt 9 ) 
2Kid& meiter nid&t. 3$ biti' <Sud() brum. 9u<$ la^t 
£>en SSater tnir bom ©dfc 10 ). 3ub> ift 3ube. 
3$ bin ein plumper Sdjtoab 11 ). ®e§ 2Jtabd()en§ SUb 
3ft langft au§ meiner Seele 12 ), roenn e§ {e 
©a mar 13 ). 

®aja. Sod) (£ure§ ift au§ ifjrer nidjt. 

SempelC&err. 2Ba3 foil's nun aber M foa§ foil's? 

®aia. 2Bertoeif$! 
®ie SDtenfdjen finb nid&t immer, roaS fie fd)einen. 

Sempetljerr. Sod) felten etttrnS EefferS 14 ). (Gr aejt.) 

©aja. SBartet bodl) 15 )! 
2BaS eilt 3$r? 

Setup elf) err. SBeib, mad&t mir bie $almen nidfjt 
93eri)a&t 16 ), tuorunter id() fo gern fonft tuanble. 

Qaia. ©o gel), hu beutf^er 33ar, fo ge§! — Unb bo<$ 
SMufc id!) bie Spur beS £f)iereS nid&t oerlieren. (Stefle$H$m»ontoeit«mtta*.) 



1) grace. — 2) to be drowned. — 3) ever and again. — 4) I have 
done unthinkingly. — 5) it will be your fault. — 6) what is burning. 
7) God forbid! — 8) from this day forth. — 9) not to know me. — 
10) keep at a distance from me. — 11) bearish, boorish. — 12) has 
long since left my soul. — 13) if ever it has been there. — 14) better. 
— 15) stay. — 16) do not make me hate. 



- 31 - 

cSrfter ^uffrift. 

6cene: be§ 6ultan§ $alaft. 
©alabttt unb ©tttaf) ftrielen ©dja$*). 

©ittaf). 2Bo Bift bu 2 ), ©alabin? 2Bte feielft bu $eut? 

©alabin. SKid&t gut? 3d() bad^te bodfj 3 ). 

©itta$. Siir mid&j unb !aum 4 ). 
Sftimm biefen £ug 5 ) juriitf . 

©alabin. SBarutn? 

©ittafj. S)er (Springer 
SBirb unbebetft 6 ). 

©alabin. 3ft nja^r 7 ). 92unfo! 

©tttaf). ©o iky 
3$ in bie ©abel 8 ). 

©alabin. SBieber roafjr. — ©djadfj benn! 

®itta$. 2Ba§ $ilft bir ba§? g<$ fe|e nor: unb bu 
3HP, tote bu marfi. 

© a I a b i n. 2Iu§ btefer £lemme 9 ), felj' 
3d) too$I, ift oljne 93ufce 10 ) ntd&t ju fommen. 
SKag'S 11 )! nimm ben ©pringer nur. 

©ittal). 3$ rcW U)n nid&t. 
3dJ gey t»orbei. 

©alabin. ©u fd&enfft mir nic^t§. ffiir liegt 
Sin biefem pfatje 12 ) me$r, als on bent Springer. 

©ittaf). Sann fcin. 

©alabin. SKad)' beine Sed^nung nur nid)t ofyte 
©en SSirt^ 13 ). 2>enn fief)'! 2Ba§ gilt's 14 ), ba§ wirfl bu ttid^t 
SSermutfjen ? 

©ittaf). Sreilid^ ntd&t. SDSte fount' tdfj aud& 
SBermutyen, bafs bu betner $onigin 
©o miibe roarft? 

© at ab in. 3$ meiner $5nigin? 

©ittal). 3$ W nun fdfjon 15 ): i<$ foil (eut meine taufenb 
®inar', lein 9?aferind§en me^r getninnen 16 ). 

©alabin. SSie fo? 

1) playing chess. — 2) where are your thoughts. — 3) I thought, 
I did. — 4) and hardly that. — 5) that move. — 6) exposed. — 
7) true enough. — 8) so, there is a fork. — 9) dilemma, pinch. — 
10) without penalty, loss. — 11) be it so! — 12) position. — 13) 
don't reckon without the host. — 14) what would you bet. — 15) 
well, I see. — 16) I am to win. 



— 32 — 

©it to 6. 3frag' nod) 1 )' - 2Beil bu mit gleifc 2 ), mit offer 
(Setoalt 3 ) berlteren nuttft. — ©o<$ bafcei finb' 
3$ meine Diecfjnuug nidjt. §>enn aufser, bajs 
Gut folate* Spiel baZ unterljaltenbftc 
SKidfjt ift 4 ): geroann id) immer nid^t am meiften 
3Rit Mr, toenn id) nerlor? 2Bann fjaft bu mtr 
S)en Sa£, midf) beg uerlornen Spiele§ roegen 
3u trofien, boppelt nidjt l)ernad) gefdjenft 5 )? 

S a lab in. gi fief)! fo ^dtteft bu ja mofjl, menu bu 6 ; 
SSerlorft, mit gfMjj oerloren, ©d&toejlerd&en 7 )? 

Stttal). 3um mcnigften fann gar rooi)( fetn, ba§ beine 
§reige6igfeit, mein Iie'6e§ 53ruberd)en 8 ), 
Sa^ulb ift 9 ), ba% id) ntc^t beffer fpiefen fernen. 

Salabin. 28ir fommeu a6 10 ) bom Spiefe. Wafy cut (Snbe! 

Sittaf). Sobleifit e§? Kurt bcnn: Sdjarf)! unb boppelt Sdjadj 11 )! 

Salabin. Kun fretltd^, biefeS 2I6jd)ad) ,2 ) &a6' id& nidjt 
©efetyn, ba§ meine $5nigin ^ugleid) 
3Dlit ntebermirft. 

Sittal). 2Bar bem nod) ab-^ufjelfen ' 3 ) ? 
2a§ fe()n. 

Salabin. Kein, nein; nimm nur bie $onigin* 
3d) roar mit biefem Steine 14 ) nie red)t gludlidj. 

Sittaf). 53tofc mit bem Steine 15 )? 

Salabin. ftort bamit 16 )! — ©a§ t$ut 
2Jtir nid)t§ 17 ). 2)enn fo ift alle§ roieberum 
©efd&ufct. 

Sittal). 5Bie I)5flidj man mit $5niginnen 
SSerfa^ren 18 ) miiffe, §at mein Sruber mtd() 
3it rool)l gele^rt. (Sie idgt fie ftefjen.) 

Salabin. s Jiimm, ober nimm fie nidjt! 
3$ ^abe feine mel)r. 

Sittafj. 2Boju fie neljmen? 
@M! - Sd)adf) 19 )! 

Salabin. 5ftur roeiter 20 ). 

Sittal). Sd)ad)! — unb Sd)ad)! — unb Sdjad)! — 

1) what a question! — 2) purposely, at any rate. — 3) with all 
might, at any rate. — 4) in addition to its not being a very enter- 
taining game, did I not etc. — 5) present me with the twofold stake 
for the game I lost. — 6) whenever. — 7) darling sister. — 8) dar- 
ling brother. — 9) is the cause. — 10) we are straying from the 
game. — 11) and double check. — 12) double check i. e. check to 
queen and king. — 13) could that be prevented. — 14) piece. — 
15) only with that piece? — 16) away with it. — 17) that does not 
hurt me. — 18) behave. — 19) check! check! — 20) continue. 



- 33 - 

5 a lab in. Unb matt 1 )! 

Sittal). Sftidfjt gan§ 2 ); bu jic^ft ben (Springer nod), 
©ajroif $en 3 ), ober nm§ bu madden roiflft. 
©kernel 4 )! 

Sal a bin. ©anj redjt! — ©u §aft getoonnen, unb 
SH-^afi ga^Xt. SWcm luff tyrt rufen !. gleidfc ! - 
©u fjatteft, Sitta^, nidfyt fo unrest: icfj 
2£ar ni<$t jo gang beim Sptele 5 ), urnr gerftreui 6 ). 
Unb bann: toer gibt un§ benn bie gtaiten Steine 7 ) 
SBejtanbig? bie an nidjt§ ertnnern 8 ), nid&t§ 
SSejeidjnen. §ab' id) mit bem 3man benn 
©efpieU? — ©odj roaS? SSerluft totfl 33orraanb 9 ). 9li<$t 
©ie ungeformten 10 ) Steine, Sitta§, finb% 
©ie mitf) oerlieren marten: beine $unft, 
©em rugger unb fd^neKer 931itf . . . 

Siital). 2ta<$ fo 
SSSiHft bu ben Stadljel 11 ) be§ 33erluft§ nur ftmnpfen. 
©enug, bu roarft gerftreut, unb uteljr al§ id). 

6 a 1 a b i n. 3HS bu ? 2£a§ pttc bidf) gerfireuet J 2 ) ? 
Sittal). Seine 

3erftreuung freilidf) nid&t! D Salabin, 
SBann toerben totr fo fleiftig roieber fpielen ! 

Sal a bin. So fjrielen ttrir urn fo triel gieriger! — 
W)\ roeil e§ nrieberloS ge$t, meinft bu 13 )? — 2ftag'§! — 
9lur &u 14 )! — 3<§ (aBe nid)t juerft gejogen 15 ); 
3d) Ijatte gem ben StiHeftanb auf§ neue 
Serlangert; §atte meiner Sittalj gem, 
©em einen guten SUlann suglei$ oerfd)afft. 
Unb ba§ muft 3Wc§arb§ ©ruber fein: er iji 
Sa 9tid(jarb3 SSruber. 

Sittalj. SBenn in beinen Sid^arb 
9htr loben fannft! 

- Salabin. SBenn unferm SSruber SDlcIef 
©ann SRid()arb§ Sdfjtnefter roar' gu £l)eile toorben 16 ) : 
§a! meld) ein §au§ gufatnmen 17 )! §a, ber erften, 
©er beften §aufer in ber SBelt ba§ befte! 
©u l)o rft, id) bin mid) felfeft gu lofren and) 

1) check-mate. — 2) not quite. — 3) put the knight between.— 
4) it is the same. — 5) in the game. — 6) absent-minded. — 7) the 
plain chess-men. — 8) remind one of nothing. — 9) loss wants an 
excuse. — 10) shapeless. — 11) the sting, thorn. — 12) what made 
you absent. — 13) war will commence again. — 14) on with it. — 
15) first unsheathed the sword. — 16) had been bestowed upon. — 
17) what a house, family were that. 



- 34 — 

3tt<§t faul *). 3$ biinf 5 mid) tneiner ftreunbe wertfj. — 
©a§ Ijatte 2Kenf d()en geben foHen 2 )! ba§! 

©ttta§. $aV id) bei fd)5nen 2raum§ ntd&t gleidlj 3 ) geladfjt? 
©u fennft bie Swiften nid&t, BnUft fie nid)t fennen. 
3$t ©tolj ifi: Styriften fern 4 ); nidjt 3Jlenfd)en. ©enn 
©elbft ba§, mas, nod) oon iljrem ©tifter §er 5 ), 
mt TOenfd&Hd&feit ben Slber glauben mur^t 6 ), 
©a§ lieben fte, nidf)t met! e§ menfd&tta) ift : 
SBeil'S StjrifiuS lefcrt; meii'S e^ri[tu§ $at getijan. — 
2Bol)l iljnen 7 ), bofe er ein fo guter 2Kenfd(j 
9Jod^ 8 ) mar ! — 2Bo$l itmen, bafe fie feine Sugettb 
3tuf £reu' unb ©lauben nefymen !5nnen 9 ) ! — ©odfj 
355a§ Sugenb 10 )! — Seine Sugenb ntd&t, fern Dtane 
©oil iiberaH oerbreitet merben, foil 
©ie Wamtn aller guten SDtenfdfjen fdjdnben, 
Serfd&iingen 11 ). Urn ben Xiamen, urn ben tauten > 
3ji tynen nur ju il)un 12 ). 

©alabin. ©u meinft: marum 
©ie fonft berlangen toiirben, baft audi) %, 
9lud) bu unb mitt, Swiften ^ie^et 13 ), e$ 
508 g^gemaf)! tyt ®&riften lieben mofltet? 

©ittal). 3a mo()l! 3H§ mar' t)on Sljriften nur, af§ S^rtften, 
©ie 2iebe ju gemdrtigen 14 ), raomit 
©er ©differ 2Jlann unb tannin auSgefiattet 15 )! 

©alabin. ©ie (Stiffen glauben me^r ^rmfeligfeiten 16 ), 
2H§ baft fie bie 17 ) nid)t aud) nod) glauben fomtten! 
Unb gleid&moljl irrft bu bid). — ©ie Sempelfierren, 
©ie <E$riften nid)t, finb fd)ulb ; finb nid)t, aI3 gfcijfcrt, 
9H§ Sempetyerren, fd)ulb 18 ). ©urd) bie aHein 
SBirb au§ ber ©ad()e mc^t§ 19 ). ©ie tooHen Sicca, 
©a§ Sftidf)arb§ ©djmefter unferm 93ruber 9JWef 
3um SrautJ^a^ 20 ) bringen miiftte, fd&Ied&terbmgS 21 ) 
5Rid)t fa^ren laffen 22 ). ©a£ be3 9titter§ SBortyetl 
©efatyr nid^t laufe 23 ), fpielen fte ben SUtondj, 

1) I am not loath, lazy. — 2) that would have produced, origi- 
nated men. — 3) from the first. — 4) to be Christians, not men. — 
5) still coming from their founder. — 6) has seasoned. — 7) it is 
-well for them. — 8) for all that. — 9) may take his virtue for 
granted and on faith. — 10) but what of virtue. — 11) stigmatize, 
devour. — 12) they care only for. — 13) first obtain the name of 
Christians, before. — 14) could be expected. — 15) has gifted. — 
16) idle -notions, trash. — 17) in that. — 18) in fault. — 19) this 
matter results in nothing. — 20) as a dowry. — 21) utterly. — 22) 
refuse to give up. — 23) may not be endangered. 



— 35 - 

2)en after n 2K5nd). Unb o& tneHeidjt im gluge 3 ) 
gin guter ©trei$ gelange 2 ), ijaben ftc 
2>eS 2BaffenftiHeftanbe§ Sttlauf laum 
grtt>arten fitanen. — Suftig ! 5Rut fo toeiter 3 ) ! 
3$t £etren, mtr fo better! — 2Jtir fdjon redjt 4 )! 
2BaY aHe3 fonft tmr, tote e§ miigte. 

©ittafj. 3hm? 
SBal trrte 5 ) bi<§ benn fonft? 2Ba§ fltante fonft 
©i(5 au§ be* ftaffung 6 ) brtngen? 

©alabin. 2Ba§ Don je 7 ) 
2ttid) unmet au§ ber gfajfung (at gebradjt. — 
3$ tear auf Sftanon 6ei unferm 25ater. 
(Sr unterliegt 8 ) bzn ©orgen nod). 

©tttafj. O toeij 9 )! 

©alabin. @r !ann ni<$t burd) 10> i; e§ flemmt fidfj aHer Drtcn 11 ); 
€8MttbaIb ba, 6alb bort 12 ) - 

©ittalj. 3Ba§ flemmt? 2Ba§ fdjjlt? 

©a lab in. S5Sa§ fonft, aB toa§ t$ faum ju nennen miirb'ge? 
3Ba§, menn id)'§ §aoe, mir fo iifcetpffig, 
Unb §ab 3 M&'S nid)t, fo unentfcefjrlid) fd)eint 13 ). — 
SSo MeiW 3n-§afi benn? 3ft niemanb nad) 
3(m au3 14 )? — 2)a§ leibige, oernmnfdjte ©elb 15 )! 
®ut, §afi, baft bu lomntft. 

§nwfer Jluffrift 

£>er Sertaifdj 2tt=£afu ©afabtn. <3itta5* 

St I=| a fi. £>te ©elber au3 
Steg^ten ftnb tjer-mutljlttf) 16 ) angelangt. 
2£enn J § nur fein Did ift 17 ). 

©alabin. §aft bu ^adjrid)t 18 )? 

Bl-fc'afi 3<$? 
3$ itMJk 3$ benfe, baft id) f)ier fie in 
gtnpfang foil nefymen. 

©alabin. 3al)l' an ©tttal) taufenb 
©inare! (3n ©ebanfen fjin unb §er ge^enb.) 



1) in a hurry. — 2) succeed in playing a good trick. •— 3) go so! 
go on so! Sirs. — 4) you are welcome. — 5) could confuse, trouble. 

— 6) out of patience, countenance. — 7) the very thing, that always. 

— 8^ he is overcome. — 9) Alas! — 10) he can't make shift. — 11) 
it is straitening everywhere. — 12) there is want. — 13) indispen- 
sable. — 14) sent out for him. — 15) that abominable, accursed money. 
— 16) I suppose. — 17) I hope it is pretty much. — 18) tidings. 

3* 



— 36 - 

3n*§afi. 3a$F! anftatt: empfang'! D fdjon 1 )! 
®a§ ift fur 2Ba§ 2 ) nod) toeniger al§ 3Hd&t§. — 
21n Sitta!)? — ttieberum an ©ttta§? Unb 
SSerloren? — nrieberum im S$ad) uerloren? — 
©a ftc^t e§ no$, ba§ Spiel! 

©ittalj. ©u gfinnft mir bod(j 3 ) 
2Mn ©IM? 

311 =§ aft (ba§ ®j>tel beira*tenb). 
2Ba§ gonnen 4 )? 2Benn — 3§r roiftt ja u>o§l. 

©tttal) (i|m toinfenb). SBfi ! §aft! bft 5 )! 

3Il*£)af t (notf) auf ba§ Spiel gerte^tet). ©5nnt'§ ©u* nur felber erft! 

©itta$. 311*£>afi, bft! 

3ll*£>aft (8» ©Uta§). ©ie SBcifecn 6 ) ttmren guer? 
S^rbtetet Sd)acf) 7 )? 

©tttalj. ®ut, imp ct ntd&tS gef)5rt. 

Hl-fcafi. Sttun ift ber 3ug an i^m 8 )? 

Stttal) Mm nafjer trctcnb). ©o fage bodtj 9 ), 
©afc id) mein (Selb befommen fann. 

3H*£aft (no* auf ba§ ©jriel gc^cftct)"). 9?un ja, 
3$r [oat's befommen, toic Sfjr'3 ftct§ befommen. 

©ittaf). SGBie? bift bu toll? 

«!*£afi. ©a§ ©jnel ift ja ntd&t auS 11 ). 
3§r I)abt ja nidfjt oerloren, Salabtn. 

©alabin (!aum &m$5renb). ©od&! bod} 12 )! Sejaf)!'! bejal)!'! 

■I- fraft acjaW'! BejaftP! 
©a fteljt ja cure Sonigtn. 

©alabin (no* jo), ©ilt nidfjt; 
<Sef)5rt nid&t me$r in'S Spiel 13 ). 

©ittalj. So mad)', unb fag' 14 ), 
©afc id) ba§ ®elb mir nur lann $o!en laffen 15 ). 

911-§aft (no* tmmer in ba§ ©jriel toertiefi). 
93erfteljt fidj 16 ), fo toic immer. — 2Benn aud) fdfjon; 
SBenn au* bie Sonigin nid)t§ gilt 17 ): 3$r feib 
©od) barum nod} 18 ) nid)t matt 19 ). 

S alabin (tritt fcinju unb nrirft ba§ <S{riel um). 3* bin e§, ttiH 
K§ fein. 



1) that is charming. — 2) for something. — 3) I hope, you don't 
grudge me my fortune. — 4) what — I to grudge you. — 5) hush! 

— 6) the white men. — 7) you gave the check. — 8) his move, turn. 

— 9) please. — 10) eyeing, ri vetted upon. — 11) decided. — 12) I 
have though. — 13) is put out of the game, is cancelled. — 14) be 
quick then and tell. — 15) send for the money. — 16) of course. — 
17) is of no account. — 18) for all that. — 19) checkmated. 



- 37 — 

3n*§aft. ga fo! — ©Mel mie ©eroinnft! So mte 
flJewomten, fo Bejarjlt. 

Salabin (8u 6ittaf>). 2Ba§ fagt er? roa§? 

©ittat) (»on Sett ju 8cit bem §afi itnnfenb). 
£u lerntjl i|n ja. ®r ftrfiuBt fitfj gern *), Idfet oern 
Sicfj bitten; ift moljl gar cm tnenxg neibijd). 

©alabin. SCuf bidfj bocfj 2 ) ntc^t? 9faf ntcmc ©dtjtoefter nid&t? — 
3BaS t)5r' i<§, §aft? 5Reibtfd&, bu? 

Ht-fcaft. flann fern! 
ffatm jein! 3dj fjatt' t^r £irn tool)! lieBer felBft; ' 
20ar' lieBer fc!6ft fo gut, al§ fie. 

Sittat). 3nbei 
§>at er bod) immer rtdjtig nod) oejal&lt, 
linb rairb au§ Ijeut' Be^afylen. 2aj$ i§n nur 3 ) ! — 
Set) nur, 2tl*£afi, ge^ ! 3d) mill ba§ ©elb 
Sdjon I)olen laffen 4 ). 

211=§afi. Stein, td) )jnele langer 
£ie SJlummerei 5 ) nidjt tnit. (£r muf$ e§ boc^ 
(Sirnnal erfal)ren. 

©alabin. SBer? unb ioa§? 

©ittat). Stfrfcaft! 
3ft biefe§ bein Serfaredjen? £altft bu fo 
2ttir SBort 6 ) ? 

3H*§afi. SGSte fount' idj glauBen, ba§ e§ fo 
SSeit ge^en ttritrbe! 

©alabin. 9lun? erfa^r' i$ nid)t§? 

Sittal). 3d) Mite bid), 3a*§afi, fei Befd)eiben. 

©alabin. 2)a§ ifi bod) fonberBar! 3Ba§ !5nnte ©tttaf) 
©o feierli$, fo toarm Bei einem $retnben, 
33ei einem ©erttrifcty lieBer, al§ Bei mir, 
93et it^rem ©ruber, fid) oerBitten tooHen 7 ). 
SH'fcaft, nun Befell' id). 5Rebe,,©ertmf4! 

©ittat). Safe eine $leinigf eit 8 ), mem 33ruber, bit 
5fttdf)t natter treten 9 ), aU fie roiirbig ift. 
©u roetf$t, id) IjaBe ju oerfd)ieb'nen SKalen 
©iefelBe ©umm' itn ©d)ad) toon bir getoonnen. 
Hub meil id) je£t ba§ ©elb nid)t n5tf)ig ^afie, 
2Beil jeji in ©afi'S ftaffe bod) ba§ ©elb 

SKtdjjt eben glfo fraufig ift 10 ): fo finb 

1) he likes to be unyielding. — 2) I hope. — 3) let him only 
manage; have his will. — 4) send for the money. — 5) in such a 
farce. — 6) the promise you gave me (or omit mir). — 7) to sue 
deprecate. — 8) trifling matter. — 9) touch you more than it de- 
serves. — 10) not too plentiful. 



- 38 — 

©ie Spopcn fte*)n geBIieften 1 ). 3X6er forgt 2 ) 
5ftur ntd^t! 3$ tr»itt fie toeber bit, mein ©ruber, 
9iod(j £afi, nod) ber ftaffc fc^enlen 3 ). 

SBenn'S ba§ nur ttare 4 )! ba§! 

©ittalfj. Unb me^r bergleic^en 5 ). — 
yiu<§ ba§ ift in ber $afje fte§n geWiefcen, 
2Ba§ bu mir etnmal au§getoorfen 6 ) ; ift 
©eft roenig 3Konben fte^n geMieben. 

ai-©afi. SRodfr 
9Hd)t afle§. 

©alabin. SKod) ni$i? — SDBirft bu reben? 

93U*§afi. ©eit au§ 3leg9pten ttrir ba§ ©elb ertoarten, 
©at fie . . . 

©ittal) (ju Salabin). 3Bo$u i§n §oren? 

«f*§af i. 9ttd&t nur JlidJtS 
93efommen ... 

©alabin. ©uteS SDlabdfyen! — 9lu'd) better 
mt Dorgefd)offen 7 ). 9?id£)t? 

3H*$afu £>en gangen §of 
(Srfjalten; Suern 2tufttcmb gan^ attetn 
Seftrttten 8 ). 

© a la bin. ©a! ba§, ba§ ift meine ©d)toefter! (®ic umormenb.) 

©tttaf). SSer fyattz, bieS §u ftfnnen, mia) fo reid§ 
©etnadjt, a(§ bu, mein S3ruber? 

HI *§ aft.. SSirb fdjon audi) 
So bettelarm 9 ) fie nrieber madden, al§ 
<£r felber ift. 

©alabin. 3d) arm? ber 33ruber arm? 
SSann %aV idj meljr? roann raeniger ge^abt? — 
<£in RIeib, ein ©d)tt>ert, ein $ferb, — unb einen ®ott! 
2Ba§ brautf)' idfj meljt? 2Bann fann'S an tem mir fepm 10 )? 
Unb bod), 3a«§aft, fonnt' idfj mit bir fdjelten. 

©ittal). ©tf)ilt nidjt, mein S3ruber. SSenn i$ unferm S3ater 
Studfj feme ©orgen 11 ) fo erleitijtem fonnte! 

©alabin. WW 9hm fd&lagft bu meine ftreubigfeit 
91uf einmal toieber nieber 12 )! — SJJlir, fiir tnidfj 



1) the sums (items) have remained there. — 2) fear not. — 3) 
leave them as a gift to the treasury. — 4) if that were all. — 5) more 
such things, trifles. — 6) have allowed to me. — 7) advanced money 
besides. — 8) provided all your expense herself. — 9) as beggarly. 
— 10) when can I be short of that. — 11) our father's cares. — 
12) cast down, dampen. 



— 39 — 

f gef)ft ntdjtS, unb fcmn nidjt§ fefjlen. 3t6et i§m, 
3$m fe^Iet; unb in i§m un§ alien. — ©agt, 
2Ba§ foil id) mad&en? — 9lu§ Sleg^ten !ommt 
$3ieHeid)t nod§ lange nidf)t§ 1 ). SBoran ba§ liegt 2 ), 
SBeiB ©ott. @§ ift bod& ba no$ aHe§ ru^tg. — 
Slbbredjen, ctn^ie^n, fparen 3 ) mitt id) gem, 
9#ir gem gef alien faffen 4 ), toenn e§ mid), 
SSIofe mid^ betrifft; Blog id), unb niemanb fonfl 
©arunter leibet. — ©o$ toa§ !ann ba§ tnadjen 5 )? 
©in $ferb, ein ffiletb, ein ©d)toert tnufs id) bod) I)aben, 
Unb nreinem ©ott ift and) nid)t§ abjubingen 6 ). 
3§m g'niigt 7 ) fd)on fo mit tuemgem gemtg: 
93lit raeinem §er^en. — $uf kn Ueberfd)u| 8 ) 
SBon beiner $affe, £)aft, §att' id^ fel)r 
©ered&net 9 ). 

-2ll«£afi. Ueberfd&ufj? — @agt fetter, ob 
3br mid£) ni<$t pttet fpie|en 10 ), toenigften§ 
9flid) broffeln laffen, toenn auf tteberfd)u£ 
5$ »on <£ud(j tnar' ergriffen roorben 11 ). 3a, 
9luf Unterfdjleif 12 )! ba§ tear ju toagen 13 ). 

©alabin. Stun, 
2Ba§ madden nrir benn aber? — $onnteft bu 
93orerft bet niemanb anberm borgen, al§ 
Sei @ttta$? 

©ittal). SOSxirb 5 td& biefe§ 33orre<$t 14 ), ©ruber, 
9JMr §aben nef)men laffen 15 )? SDttr oon i§m? 
2iud) nodi) 6efte$' id) brauf. 9?od) bin id^ auf 
®em Srodnen ooKig nid)t 16 ) 

Salabin. 9lur ooHig nidfjt . 
©a§ fetfte nod) 17 )! — ©e$ gleid), mad)' JfojlaB, §afi! 
yiimm auf, bet tt)em bu f annft ! unb urie bu iann\t ! 
©eK), borg', nerfprid)* — D^ur, §aft, borge nid)t 
23et benen, bie id) reid£) gemad)t. 3)enn borgen 
©on biefen, tnfld^te roieberforbern §et^en 18 ). 
©el) ju ben ©ei^igften; bie mcrben mtr 



1) this long time. — 2) where the fau]t lies. — 3) to retrench, 
limit, spare, reduce. — 4) I will willingly submit. — 5) what can 
that avail. — 6) I can not offer less. — 7) he is content. — 8) sur- 
plus. — 9) I have counted upon. — .10) to be impaled. — 11) if I 
had been seized hoarding. — 12) embezzlement. — 13) that could be 
risked, ventured. — 14) that distinction. — 15) would I have let 
myself be robbed. — 16) left on the dry, not stripped entirely. *— 
17) that was still wanting. — 18 might seem to ask back. 



i _ 40 - 

3Jtn fieBften Mf)en. £)enn fie roiffen ttoljt, 
flBie gut t§r ©elb in meincn §dnben muc^ert 1 ). 

5II s §afi. 3d) fetine beren feine. 

6itta$. ©Ben ffiHt 
3ttir etn 2 ), ge§5rt $u §a6en, $aft, baft 
£)ein $reunb ^urucfgefommen. 

ai*£afi (Bctroffen). $reunb? mein ftreunb? 
2Ber todr' bernt ba§ 3 ) ? 

©ittal). £>ein §od)geprief'ner Sube 4 ). 

»l-£afi. ©cprief'ncr Sube? fjod) &™ mir? 

©ittaf). ®em ®ott, - 
2flid) benft be§ $u§brutf§ nod) rec^t too^I, beft etnft 
ffiu felber bid) Don t^m bebienteft 5 ), — bem 
©etn (Sott Don alien ©litem biefer SBelt 
®a§ meinii' unb ®r5ftte fo in DoIIem 2flaafc 6 ) 
Brtyeilet $afce. 

SH«£aft. 6agt' id) fo? - 2BaS tneint' 
3d) benn bamtt? 

Sittaf). £)a§ fttemfte: 9teid)tf)um. Unb 
£)a§ @r5&te: 2BeiS$ett. 

3tl»£aft. 2Bte? Don einem Suben? 
Son einem Suben f)dtt ? id) ba§ gefagt? 

©ittafj. ®a§ Jjdtteft bu Don beinem 5ftatl)an nid)t 
©efagt? 

9ll*£afi. 3a fo! Don bem! Dom Vlafyanl — girt 
9Jtir bet borf) gar nid)t Bet')* — 2BafyrI)aftig? ffict 
3ft enblid) loieber Ijetmgefommen? (St! 
©o mag' 3 boc^ gar fo fdjledjt mit il)m md)t fte{)n 8 ). — 
®anj red)t: ben nannt' einmal ba% 9Solf ben SSeifen! 
3)en Sftctd^en audf). 

©ittal). S)en Keid)en nennt e§ il)n 
3e|t mefyr al§ je. <Die ganje ©tabt erf^aUt 9 ), 
2Ba§ er file ffoftBarfeiten, ma§ fur Sd)d|e 
Sr mitgeBrad)t. 

3H*£afi. ftun, ifi'8 ber 2ieid)e tt)ieber ia ): 
So nrirb'3 aud) toofyl ber 2Beife toieber fein. 

©itta$. 2Ba§ meruit bu, §afi, toenn bu biefen angtngft 11 )? 

9n*§afi. Unbma§beii^m? — 2)o^mo^ni(^tBorgen 12 )? — 3a, 

1) will thrive. — 2) it just strikes me. — 3) who should that be. 

— 4) your highly commended. — 5) used, employed. — 6) amply. 

— 7) did really not think of him. — 8) may not be so badly off. — 
9) it is spread, resounded through the whole towno — 10) once more. 

— 11) solicit. — 12) sure, not to borrow? 



- 41 — " 

£>a ferntt 3§r i$n! — (Sr Borgen 1 )! — Seine 2Bei§fjeit 
3ft eBen, bafs er niemaub Borgt 2 ). 

6ttia$. 2>u $afi 
SWtr fonft bod^ ganj ein anber SBUb bon ifim 
©emac^t 3 ). 

*K-ftaft 3ur 9lot$ 4 ) roirb er g u $ SBaaren Borgen. 
©elb aBer, ©elb? ©elb nimmerme!)r. — <£§ ift 
gin 3ube freilidf), iifirigenl loie'S ntdfjt 
33iel Suben giBt 5 ). &r fjat SSerftanb : er raetfc 
3u feBen; fpiclt gut Stf)adf) 6 ). ®od) jennet er 
3m Sdfjledfjten ftdj ntdjt mtnber, ais im ©uten, 
35or alien anbern Subcn au§. — auf ben, 
5Xuf ben nur rennet nid^t 7 ). — S)en 2Irmen gi&t 
6r jroar, unb gt&t oieHetdfjt tro£ Salabin 8 ); 
SSenn f$on nid)t ganj fo bid, bod§ gan^ fo gern ; 
®odf) ganj fo fonber 2tnfe$n 9 ). 3ub' unb 6§rift 
Unb SDJufeltnann unb $arfi, aKe^ift 
3^m ein§ 10 ). 

Sitta§. Unb fo ein 3Jlann . . . 

Sol a bin. 2Bie fommt e3 benn, 
®a§ idf) oon biefem -JKanne me gefjort? .. . 

©ittajj. 2)er foKte Salabin ntdfjt Borgen? nid&t 
®em Salabin, ber nur fur SJnbre Braudjt 11 ), 
3K<$t fidf)? 

911* § aft. ®a felfjt nun gleidf) ben 3"ben toieber; 
S)en ganj gemeinen 3uben 12 )! — ©lau&t ntir'g bod)! — 
(£r ift auf § ©eBen Sudfj fo etferfiid)ttg 13 ), 
So neibifd&! 3ebe§ So ^n Don ©ott 14 ), bad in 
S)er SQSelt gefagt ttrirb, jbg' er UeBer ganj 
Mein 15 ). 9iur barum eBen letBt er $einem 16 )/ 
£>amit er ftet§ ju geBen IjaBe. SBeil 
®te SJMilb' i§m im ©efe| geBoten 17 )/ bie 
©efattigfeit i§m aBer nidjt geBoten 18 ), madfjt 
®ie 2KUb' iljn §u bem ungefdHigften 
©efeHen 19 ) auf ber SSett. 3roar Bin id? fett 

1) he lend! — 2) just consists in lending to no one. — 6) have 
drawn quite another picture of him. — 4) if pressed. — 5) as there 
are not many. — 6) plays well at chess. — 7) do not count upon 
him at all. — 8) perhaps more than Saladin. — 9) unostenstatiously. 
10) all the same, all are one to him. — 11) wants for others, not 
for himself. — 12) the ordinary Jew. — 13) he is so jealous of your 
giving. — 14) every „God hless you 4 *. — 15) he would have for him- 
self alone. — 16) he refuses to lend. — 17) translate actively i. e. 
because the Law commands him charity. — 18) but does not com- 
mend compliance. — 19) most disobliging fellow in the world. 



— 42 — 

©eraumer 3eit etn ttentg itfcer'n gujs 

2Ktt tfjm gefpamtt 1 ); bod§ benft nur nidjt, bafc tdj 

3§m barunt ntd&t ©ered&ttgteit erjeige 2 ). 

Sr i(t gu attem gut, BIo^ ba§u nidjt 3 ); 

33Ioj$ bci^u wa^rltdj) nidfjt. 3d) mitt audf) gteid) 

9?ur geljn, on anb're Spren flot>fen . . . ©a 

33eftnn' id) mid) fo efcen eine§ 2ftoIjren, 

©er reidj unb getjtg ifi. — 3$ gdj\ id) gc^ 4 ). 

@iita$. SBa§ eilft bu, §afi? 

Salabtn. 2aJ3 i$n! laf$ i§n! 

priffer ^uffrift 

<Bxtia%. Saiabhu 

©itta$. eat 
<£r bod), al§ ob er mir nur gern entfdme! 
2Ba§ |ci|t ba§? — $at er ttrirflid) fi$ U! ^ m 
53etrcgen ober — m5d)t' er un§ nur gern 
53etrugen ? 

(Safabin. SSie? ba§ fragfi bu mid)? 3$ ttetfs 
3a faum, uon tt)em bie SRebe tnar 5 ) ; unb pre 
S3on ®urcm 3uben, Surem 9?at^an, ^eut' 
3um erftenntal. 

©ttta$. 3ft'S mogtidfj, bafc etn 9Jcann 
©ir 6 ) fo oerborgen blteb, oon bent e§ §etjjt, 
(£r §abe (Salomons unb ©abib§ ©raber 
Srforfdjt, unb loiffe beren ©iegel burdf) 
(Sin mad()tige3 ge§eime§ SBori gu I5fen 7 )? 
$(u§ itjiten bring' er bann oon 3eit ju 3eft 
©te unermef$lid)en 5Reidjt§umer an 
©en Sag, bie feinen minbern Duett oerriet^en 8 ). 

©alabtn. ©at feinen 9teid&t§um biefer 5Dtann auZ ©rabern, 
©o toaren'3 jtdjerltdj nidf)t Salomon^, 
Mid&t ©at>ib§ ©raber. barren lagen ba 
Segraben. 

©ittaf). Dber »6feroid)ter 9 )! — 3tod& 
3ft feine§ $eid)tfjum§ Quette ttcit ergtebiger 10 ), 
2Seit unerfdj5£flid()er, at3 fo ein ©rab 
95ott 2Jtammon. 

1) not just upon the most friendly footing with him; at variance 
with him. — 2) refuse him justice on that account. — 3) he would 
do anything but that. — 4) I am going. — 5) of whom you spoke. 
— 6)" from you. — 7) unseal. — 8) show no inferior source. — 
9) reprobates. — 10) productive. 



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©a tab in. ©enn er §anbelt*), tote ty $5rte. 

©itiatj. ©em ©aumtfjter tret&t auf alien ©trajsen, jie^t 
SDurd) alCe SBiiften; feine ©d&iffe liegen 
Sn alien £afen. 2>a§ §at mir t»o§I e§' 
Sll^aft fcttjl gefagt, unb toll Snt^ucien 2 ) 
©injugefugt, ttue grog, tote ebcl biefer 
©ein $reunb antoenbe, toa§ fo Ifug unb emftg 
gr ^u ertoeroen fiir gu ffein 3 ) nid)t ad)te; 
£)tn§ugefiigt, tote fret Don 93orurt§eilen 
©ein ©eift, fein &erg tote offcn jeber Sugenb, 
SBie eingefitmmt 4 ) mtt jeber ©ti)on$eit fei. 

©alabtn. Unb jefct fpra<§ §aft bod) fo ungetotf; 5 ), 
©o fait oon i§m. 

©tttaf). Salt nun toolfjl nidjt 6 ); oeriegen, 
2H§ §alt' er'§ fiir gefdl)rlid), ifjn ju loben, 
Unb ttJoH' i^n unoerbient 7 ) bod) auc^ md)t tabeln. — 
SBie? ober todr' e§ toirf(id) fo, bap felbft 
©er 33efie feine§ 93olfe§ feinem 33o(fe 
Vlifyt gang entflte^en fann? bag toixtixti) fid) 
9d*§afi fcme§ §reunb'£ oon biefer ©eite 8 ) 
3u fd)dmen fyaitz? — ©ei bem, tote i§m tooCe! — ' 
Ser Sube fei me^r ober toeniger 
9tl§ Sub 5 , ift er nur reid): genug fiir un§! 

©alabtn. Su totflft if>m after bod) bas ©etne 9 ) mtt 
©etottlt nid)t ne^men, ©c^toefter? 

©itta§. 3a, toa§ ^eifjt 
S3et bir ©etoatt? Wit geu'r unb ©0)toert?-9cetn! nein! ) 
SBqS braud*)t e§ mtt ben ©d?toad)en fiir ©etoalt, 
2(18 i^re ©d)toddie? — $omm fiir je|t nur tnit 
3n meinen Sarem, etne ©dngerin 
3tt ^oren, bie id) geftem erft gefauft. 
(Se reift tnbe| bei mir oiellet^t ein Stnf^Iag 10 ), i 
©en id) auf btefen Watyan §a6e 11 ). — £omm! 

fierier JMfrifi 

Scene: Dor bem §aufe be§ Vlatfyan, t^o es an lit batmen ftoftt * 2 ). 
$ed)a unb Watfyan fommen farauS. 8« i&nen Scja. , 
/t Sed|a. 3§r §abt (£u$ fefc certoeilt, metn SSater. (£r 
SBitb faum nod) mefyr $u treffen fetn 33 ). ; .^ 

1: he trades, is a tradesman. — 2) with great delight. — B) too 
trifling. — 4) so harmonizing, in harmony with. — 5) so doubtfully. 
— 6) not just coldly. — 7) without cause. — 8) as regards this, in 
this respect. — 9) his property. — 10) a project is ripening. — 
11) I am designing. — 12) borders. — 13) can hardly be found. 



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Sftcttfjan. 9lun, nun; 
2Benn §ier, §ier unter'n ^almen f$on ntdfjt mcfir: 
©ocfj anberroart§. — Set }e|t nur rufng. — ©ie§! 
Uommt bort nidfjt ©qa auf un§ ju ? 

Sedfja. ©ie roirb 
3*m gcmj getoifs oertoren l&aoen 1 ). 

5ftatfjan. 3*ud) 
SGBo^r nu$t. 

Secret, ©ie toiirbe fonft gefdfjminber fommen. 

Jiatljan. ©te §at un§ too§I no$ md)t gefefm. . . 

fRed^a. 9lun jie$t 
©te un§o 

SRatlftan. Unb bop^elt ifjre ©djrttte. ©telj! — 
Set bod) nur rul&ig! rufjtg! 

3fted)a. SBoJftet 3$r 
SBofjl etne Softer, bie Ijier ruf)ig mare? 
©td^ unbefummert Iief$e 2 ), meffen 28opijat 
S^r SeBcn fei 3 )? 3§r Seben, — ba§ tyr nur 
©o lieb, toetf fie e§ Sudfj juerft oerbanfet. 

5Rat$att. 3$ m5d)te bid& nid&t anberS, ate bu Gift 4 ): 
Studfj tuenn idfj ttmfcie, ba£ in beiner ©eete 
©an$ ettoaS anber§ no<$ fid& rege. 

SRedfja. 2Ba§, 
2Kein SSater? 

3iat$an. ftragft bu tnidfj? jo fcpdjtern midfj? 
3Ba§ audfj in beinem 3nnern 5 ) oorgeljt, ift 
Sftatur unb ttnfdfjulb. Safc e§ leine ©orge 
®ir madden. SDttr, tnir ntadfjt e§ feme. 5ftur 
33erfprtd^ mir: menu bein^erj oernefjmlidfjer 
©t<§ ctnft erflart 6 ), mir feiner SBtinfdje leinen 
3u bergen. 

Sftedfja. ©djon bie 3ft5gtt<$fett, ntein §erj 
Su<$ lieber $u oerfyiitten, madjt mid) jittern. 

5ftatljan. 9itd)t§ melf)r fjieroon! ®a§ ein* fur attentat 
3ft abgetl^an 7 ). — £>a ift ja ©aia. — 9ton? 

S)aja. 9?od(j roanbelt er fjter unter'n Spalmen, unb 
SOBtrb gleid) urn jene Sftauer fommen. — ©ef)t, 
®a fommt er! 

Kedfja. W)l unb fdfjetnet unentfdjloffen, 

1) lost sight of him. — 2) would be unconcerned. — 3) to whose 
benefit she owed her life. — 4) other than you are. — 5) inner- 
most heart. — 6) if your heart once will speak more clearly. — 
7) this is settled once for all. 



— 45 — 

^Bcbin? ob treiter ? ob r)inab? cb recf}t»? 
Ob linf s ? 

Saia. Rein, r.ein; er madji ben SBeg urn? fflofter 
@er:iB iiodj oner, unb banti hub er (jiet 
SBorbei. — 2Ba§ gilt's 1 )? 

Dlec^a. ;Recr)t! redfrt! — §aft bu i&n jd}on 
©eiiDiocfien? llnb tote in cr bent? 

©aja. 23ie immer. 

9catr)art. @o madjt nur 2 ), baB er eu(f) rjier nicrjt geroar)r 
SSirb. Sreiet mer)r ^uriid. Sefjt Rebel gan$ 
§ineirt. 

5Red)a. 92ur einen Slid! nod)! — SGfj! bie £ede, 
®ie mir irin fiier)lt 3 )! 

2aja. Sommt! fommt! 2er 33ater §at 
©ana red)t. 51jt fouft ©efarjr, roenn er (rud) ftefjt, 
©06 Quf'ber StelT er umferjri. 

lRect)a. «&! bie £>ede! 

dl at § an. Unb fommt er J)15|lid) bort au£ Hjt rjeroor 4 ), 
©0 faun er anberl nictjt 5 ), er mujs eudf) fe^en. 
S)rum gefjt bod) nur! 

Saja. $ommt! fommt! 3d tocip eiu Senfter, 
$lu* bem roir fie Bemerfen fonnen. 

s Ke$a. 3a? (58eibe $mem«). 

5uuffer iutffrttt 

C'cotljau unb oaft> barauf ber ^empelrjerr. 
9?atr)an. 5 a U fdjeu 1 tdj mid) be» Sonberling* 7 ). Safi madjt 
BRidj feine raur)e Sugenl) ftutjen 8 ). 2ctB 
Kin SRenfdj bod) einen Sftenfdjen 10 Derlegeti 

Soil macr)en fonnen 9 )! — §a! er fommt. — 8ei Sort! 
(Sin 3ungling roie elrt Sftann. 3d) mag ir)rt roor)l I0 ), 
:£en autcn, troivgen Slid! ben braflen ©ang 11 )! 
Sic 3d)ale fann nur Bitter f ein : ber Sent 
o r :'§ fte^er nicfjt. — 2So fafj 109 bodf) bergleia^en? — 
Serjetfjet, ebler granfe . . . 

%tmptlf)ttt. '22as? 

*Rat$an. grlaubt... 

2empelr,err. 23a§, 3ube? mil 

1) what will you lay? — 2) hasten hence. — 3) that steals him 
from me. — 4) if he emerge from it. — 5) he cannot help. — 
6) both go in. — 7) I am almost sbv of this queer fellow. — S) al- 
most perplexed by etc. — 9) make embarrassed. — 10) I love to see. 
— 11) sturdy gait 



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Nathan. 2>af$ \§ mid() unterftefj', 
®ud() anjureben. 

Sempelijerr. $ann idjj'S toe^ren 1 )? S)o$ 
9iur furj! 

Sttatfjan. aSer^ie^t 2 ), unb cilct nidfjt fo ftolj, 
SRirfji fo oerdd&tHdl) 3 ) einem 2Kann t>oriibcr 4 ), 
Sen 3§r ouf etoig Sud() oerbunben §abt. 

%tmpz\$. 2Bie ba§? - 2*1), faft errata i$'». !Rtd&t ? 3$r feib . . . 

9lat§an. 3<*j fttfse SKatfjan; bin bc§ 2Rdbd(jen3 33ater, 
2>a§ (Jure ©rofsmut!) 5 ) au§ bem fteu'r gerettet; 
Unb fomme . . . 

Sempelfjerr. 2Benn ju banfen: — foart'S 6 ) '• 3$ W 
Urn biefe SHeinigfeit 7 ) be§ 2>anfe§ fcfjon 
3u oiel erbulben muff en. — 93otIenb§ 8 ) 3$r, 
3$r feib mir gat ni$t3 fd&ulbig. SBufsf t$ benn, 
©afc biefeS 9ttdbd()en (Sure Softer mar? 
(£3 ift ber 2em£e!$erren sptfid&t, bem ©rften 
S)em Seften fieijiiformgen 9 ), beffen 3lot$ 
Sie feijn 10 ). 3Kein Seben roar tnir o^nebem 
3n biefem Slugenblide Idftig 11 ). ©ern, 
©e^r gem ergriff t$ bie ©elegenljeit, 
S3 fur ein anb're§ 2eben in bie Sdjanje 
3u frf)Iagen 12 ): fiir ein anb're§ — toenn'3 audfj nur 13 ) 
©a§ Seben einer Siibin todre. 

3iat$an. ©ro§! 
©top unb abfd&eulid) ! — S)oc?j bie SBenbung 14 > lafet 
Sid) benfen. ®ie befdjeib'ne ©ro|e fltidfjtet 
Sid) Winter 15 ) ba§ 9lbfdjeulid&e 16 ), urn ber 
SBetounb'rung au^ttmeidjen 17 ). — 2Iber roenn 
Bie fo ba§ Opfer ber Semunberung 
$erjd)mdf)t: n>a§ fiir ein O^fer benn oerfd)mdI)t 
Sie minber? — Sitter, menu 3$r §ier nidfjt fremb 
Unb nic&t gefangen todret, roiirb' id) (£udj 
So breift nidfjt fragen. Sagt, befe^It: roomit 
ffann man @ud) bienen 18 )? 

^empelfjerr. S^r? 2Rit nid&iS. 

1) prevent, help it. — 2) stay. — 3) disdainfully. — 4) by a man. 
5) your courage, high spirit. — 6) save the trouble. — 7) for such 
a trifle. — 8) moreover, besides. — 9) to rush to any one's assi- 
stance. — 10) whom they see in danger. — 11) was a burden to me. 
— 12) to risk it for etc. — 13) though it only were. — 14) turn. — 
15) loves to screen itself. — 16) a horrid mask. — 17) to escape, to 
scare orf. — 18) in what one can servo you. 



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9Jat$an. 3$ Bin 
©in reiser SDlann. 

Zzmptl^txt. ®er reid^'re 3ube mar 
2Jttr *) nie ber beff re 3ube. 

9latl)an. £>urft 3ljr benn 
©arum nidf)t nu|en, »a§ bem ungead&tet 
<£r SBejf'reS §at 2 ) ? nid&t feinen 3teid>t$um niifcen? 

Ietnj>el$err. 'Jinn gut, ba§ null id) aud& nid&i ganj oerreben 3 ) 
Urn meine§ 9JtanteI§ miHen nidfjt. ©obalb 
2)er ganj unb gar oerfd&Iiffen, meber @ti$ 
9Jod) §e|e langer fallen totCt 4 ) : fomm i$ 
Unb borge mir bet £udj ju einetn neuen 
SudJ ober ©elb. — @e$t nid^t tnit ein§ fo ftnfier 5 ) ! 
SKod? feib Sfir ftd^er ; nod) ift'<S nidfjt fo toeit 
mt fljm. 3§r fe$t, er ift fo stemltd^ nod) 
3m ©tanbe. 9to: ber eine 3ipfel ba 
§at einen garft'gen ftletf: er ift Derfengt, 
Unb ba§ befam er 6 ), alS i<§ ®ure Softer 
Surd's geuer trug. 

9tat§an (ber natf) bem StpfeX greift unb i$n beira<§tet). 
(£§ ift bod) fonberbar, 

2)aj$ fo ein bofer glecl, bafs fo ein 93ranbmal 
©em 3ttann ein beffreS S^gnig rebet 7 ), aI3 
Sein etgner SKunb. 3d) mBdfjt' tljn fuffen gleid) — 
©en ftlecfen! — % tJerjet^t ! — 3d) t^at e§ ungern 8 ). 

ScnH)cI^crr. SBaS? 

9lat§an. (Sine £§rane fiel barauf. 

£empelf)err. 3$ut nid)t§ 9 )! 
(£r Jat ber Sro^fen me§r. — (93alb aber fdngt 
9flid& biefer Sub' an gu oermirren.) 

9tat$an. 2Bar't 
3§* rool)I fo gut, unb fd^icftet ©uern DWaniel 
Sludf) einmat 10 ) meinetn 3ttabd§en? 

£etru>efl&err. 2Ba3 bamit 11 )? 

9?atl)an. $udj U)ren 9)lunb auf biefen gledf ju brtidfen. 
©enn Sure Sniee felber ju umfaffen 12 ), 
2Bihtfd&t fie nun tt>o# oergeben§. 

1) was in my eyes, seemed to me. — 2) the better part — 
3) forswear, I am not sure, I shall not do it. — 4) neither the stitches 
nor the rags longer hold. — 5) do not frown so at once. — 
6) and became so, did so. — 7) bears. — 8) I did it unintentionally* 
— 9) it matters not. — 10) likewise. — 11) for what purpose. — 
12) to clasp her arms around your knees. 



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lempefl&err. gj&er, 3ube — 
S$r ^ciBet SRatfat? - SIber, STlat^an - 3£ r 
©efct (Sure SSorte feljr - fe^r gut - fe$r foife — 
3d) bin betreten *) — 3Werbing§ — 3$ §atte 

«, A ^. at i° n i ® tea < unb fter Mt «««, uric S^ ttjolli 3$ ftnb' 

«udj ^ier (Sua) au3. 3$r toar't ju gut, gu bieber, 

Urn pflidfjer gu felrr. - ®a§ 3Kabd&en, gam 

©efufjl 2 ); ber toeiblidfje ©efanbte, ganj 

©ienftfertigfeit 3 ); ber Sater roeit entferni — 

3|r trugt ffit tyren guten Dlamen ©orge; 

8?Io$t i§re gJrufung; flo^t, urn nidjt ju fiegen. 

9lud§ bafiir ban!' id& (£udf> — 

Sempelljerr. 3$ mufs geftefjn, 
3^r ttri&t, toic Sempelfjerren benfen fofftcn. 

3tat$an. SKur Sempetyerren? folltcn blojs 4 )? unb blojs, 
SBetl e§ bie OrbenSregeln fo gebieten? 
3d(j ttjeife, tote gute 9Kenf<S)en benfen; tocife, 
©ajs alle Sanber gute SKenfctjen tragen. 

£cmi>el$err. STOit Unterfdfjieb bod) 5offentRdJ 5 )? 

SRatJan. 3a too^I; 
2fo gfarB', an $leibung, an (Sefialt berfd&ieben. 

Sent]) cI5 err. 3lu<$ §ier balb me§r, balb toeniger, att bort. 

SKat^an. SDWt biefem Unterfd^teb ift'S nid&t weit §er 6 ). 
©er grofce 2flann braud&t iiberaH bid 93oben 7 ) ; 
Unb me^rere, gu na$' 8 ) gejjftanjt, jerfdjlaQen 9 ) 
©td() nur bie Slefte. 5DKtteIgui, ttrie tt)ir 10 ), 
gtnb't ft<$ ^ingegen fiberaH in 3ttenge. 
*ftur mufs ber (line ntd^t ben 5Inbern mafeln u ). 
9hir mu& ber $norr ben Snubben Ijiibfdfj oertragen 12 ). 
Stfur mug ein ©ipfeld&en ftdj nid&t bermeffen 13 ), 
5)af$ e§ atfein b*r (Srbe mdjjt entfe^offen 14 ). 

%tmpdf)nx. ©eijr rooljl gefagt! — 2)od& fennt 3§r audi) ba§ %olt, 
S)a§ biefe 9KenfdfjenmafeIei guerft 15 ) 
©etrieben? SBifet 3$r, ftattjan, mtytf SSotf 
3uerft ba§ au§ertoa§lte 93oIf ftd& nannte? 
SBie? menu id(j biefeS SJolf nun, jtoar nid&t §a{3te, 
2)o$ toegen feineS ©tolje§ ju oeratfjten 

1) confused. — 2) all feeling. — 8) all readiness to serve you. 

— 4) only ought? — 5) but there is a difference, I hope. — 6) this 
difference is of no great account, importance. — 7) room. — 8) too 
closely planted, put. — 9) crush. — 10) middling good, as we are. 

— Ill find fault with. — 12) must bear. — 13) pretend. — 14) sprung. 

— 15) fault-finding with fellowmen, criticizing. 



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9Ki$ nidfjt ent6redjen J ) !5nnte? ©eineS ©tolje§, 
£>en e§ auf (Shrift unb 9Kuf elmann fcererbte 2 ), ' 
5ftur fein ©ott fei ber recite ©ott! — g$r ftu^t, 
©a| id), ein £$rift, ein Sempetyerr, fo rebe? 
2Bann &at, unb too bic fromme 9toferei, 
®en befjern ©ott ju §aben, btefen beffern 
©er gan^en SBcIt als beften auf jubringcn 3 ), 
3n iprer fd)toar3eften ©eftalt fu$ me$r 
©e^eigt, aid tyier, aid je|t? 2Bem §ier, mem je|t 
SDie ©djuppen nid^t nom 5Iuge fallen . . . ©od) 
Set blinb, roer mill! — Sergeftt, ma§ i<§ gefagt, 
Unb la& mid)! (SBifl ge^en*). 

SKatl&an. §a! S^ tw&t md)t, nrie biel fefter 
3$ nun mtdj an Sudj brdngen roerbe 5 ). — $ommt, 
SBir miiffen, miiffen greunbe fein! — SSera^tet 
9Kein SSoH fo fei&r 3$r moHt. SBir f)aben SSeibe 
Un§ 6 ) unfer 93olf nid)t auSerlefen. ©inb 
SQSir ctma unfer Soil? SBa§ fccifct benn SSolf? 
©inb thrift unb 3ube e^er (£l)rift unb 3ube, 
9U3 SDlenfd)? SQ! menu id) einen meljr in (£ud) 
©efunben T^ctttc, bem e§ g'nitgt 7 ), ein Sftenfd) 
3u ^eifeen! 

Ztmpdtytt. 3a, bei ©ott, ba§ §abt 3§r, 9iatt)an! 
£>a§ $abt 3^>r 8 )! - (Sure £anb! — 3$ fd)ame mid), 
(£u$ einen 2lugenblid t)er!annt 9 ) §u f)aben. 

5ftatf) an. Unb id) bin ftolj barauf. 9lur ba§ ©emeine 10 ) 
SJerfennt man felten 11 ). 

Xzmpttytxx. Unb ba§ Seltene 12 ) 
SSergifjt man fd)merlid). — Sftattyan, ja, 
2£ir miiffen, miiffen 13 ) greunbe toerben. 

5ftat!)an. ©inb 
(£8 fd)on 14 ). — SSBie nrirb fid) meine fRed^a freuen! — 
Unb al)! meld) eine §eit're gerne 15 ) fd)liefct 
©id) meinen Sliden auf! — Sennt fie nut erft 16 )! 

2 em}) elf) err. 3$ brenne bor SSeriangen. — - SBer prjt bort 
9Iu§ 6urem £>aufe? 3ft' § nt^t tyre ®aja? 

9tat$an. 3a rooty, ©o angfffi<$? _ 

1) I could not help despising, — 2) entailed. — 3) obtrude, force 
upon. — 4) turns to go. — 5) I will stick to you. — 6) for ourselves. 
— 7) who is satisfied. — 8) you did, you found one. — 9) to have 
mistaken you. — 10) what is vulgar. — 11) rarely is misjudged. — 
121 what is rare. — 13) must indeed. — 14) we are already such. — 
15) prospect. — 16) first, know her! 



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£empell)err. Unfrer SRedja ift 
©od() nid)t§ begegnet? 

$e$sfer ^ltffritt 

$>te #origett unb $>aja eiltg. 

©aja. Stotljan! SRatljan! 

5Ratl)an, 3tan? 

©a) a. Serjeiljet, cbler Sitter, bafc id) ®u(^ 
SWufc uttterfcred)en. 

SRatljan.. Stun, wa§ ifPs? 

Sempeltjerr. 2Ba§ iji'S? 

©aja. ©er ©ultan §at gefd&itft. ©cr ©ultan will 
<£ud() fpred&en. ©ott, ber ©ultan! 

3tat$an. 2Jtid)? ber ©ultan? 
®r nrirb begierig fein, ju fefjen, toa§ 
3c§ 9Jeue§ mitgebradfjt *). ©ag' nur, e§ fei 
5ftod) roenig ober gar nid()t§ au§gepatft. 

©aia. iRein, nein; er miff nid)t§ feljen, mill (£udf) fpredOen, 
KudO in ^erfon, unb balb, fo 16alb ^x fount. 

$ftatf)an. %d) tuerbe fotntnen. — ©el) nur toieber, gel)! 

©a}a. 9W)tnt ja nid^t iibel auf 2 ), geftrenger Sitter 3 ) — 
©ott, toir fmb fo befummert, tt>a§ ber ©ultan 
©odf) roill. 

9iatl)an. ©a§ toirb fid) gctgen. ©el) nur, gel)! 

3>ie6ettfer Jittffrift 

9iat!)att unb ber SentpeHjerr* 

£em:pell)err. ©o fennt 3$r iljn nod() nid^t? — 3fd) tneine, Don 
$erfon. 

Jlatfcan. ©en ©alabin? 5Rod() nid)t. 3<$ $afie 
3$n nid^t bertmeben, nid^t gefud()t ju fennen. 
©er allgemeine !Ruf 4 ) f^rad^ iriel $u gut 
SSon i^tn, baf$ id() nid)t lieber glauben rooHte 5 ), 
9113 fel)n. ©od) nun -— menu anber§ betn fo ift e ) — 
§at er burdf) ©parung 6ure§ 2eben§ . . . 

Sempel^err. 2Ja; 
©em allerbing§ ift fo. ®a§ 2eben, ba§ 
3dHeb', ift fein ©efd&enf 7 ). 

1) what novelties I have brought. — 2) do not take it un- 
kindly, don't be offended. — 3) gallant knight. — .4) public opinion. 
— 5) preferred. — 6) if else it be true. — 7) I received as a gift 
from him. 



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dlatyan. %ux§ ba§ er mtr 
Sin bo^pelt, breifadj Seben fd^enfte 1 ). ®te§ 
JQat aHe§ 5tmfcf;en un§ oeranbert; l^at 
fDlit ein§ ein ©etl mir umgetoorfen, ba§ 
9R\tf) feinem ©ienfi auf eiDtg fefjelt. $aum, 
Hub iaum fann idj e§ nun ermarien 2 ), toa§ 
@r mtr §uerfi befefjlen tpirb. 3^ bin 
SJereit ^u aHem ; bin bereft i§m p 
©efte^n, bafc id) e§ 3 ) ©uretmegen bin. 

£em{)er!)etx 9lo§ §aV \<§ felber if)m ntd&t banfen Bmten 
(So oft idj aud) 4 ) t$m in ben SSeg getreten 5 ). 
2)er gtnbrud, ben id) an] i§n tnad^ie, !am 
©0 fd&neH, qI§ fd^neH er mieberum uerfd)munben. 
2Ber toei^, ob er fid; melner gar erinnert. 
Unb benno$ mu$ er, etnmal menigftenS, 
©id) nteiner nod) erinnern, urn mem ©djidial 
©anj ju entfc^eiben. !Ridf)t genug, bafc idO 
$uf fcin ©ei)eij$ 6 ) nod() bin, mit feinem SBiKen 
Sftodf) W; itfj mujs nun audi) tjon t$m ertuarten 7 ), 
9?ad() mefjen SBiHen id) ju feben Yjabe 8 ). 

91 at I) an. -fticfjt anber§ 9 ); urn fo melfjr tmfl t<§ nid^t faumen. — 
GS-faHt bielleid)t ein SSort 10 ), ba§ mir, auf ®ud) 
3u fommen 11 ), 9Ma& gibt. — (Srlaubt, berjetljt — 
3d^ ette. — SBann, mann aber fe^n mir (SudfJ 
SSei un§? 

£em:pell)err. ©obalb id& barf. 

5Rat$an. ©obalb 3^r raoHt. 

Setup el^err. 9?od) l&eut'. 

5ftatl)an. Unb ©uer Sftame? — rnufc id() Utkn. 

Setup elf). 9ttein 9fatne mar — ijl (Surb son ©tauffen — 6urbi 

SRat^an. SSon ©tauffen? - ©tauffen? - ©tauffen? 

Sempellfjerr. SQSarum fafft 
<£ud& ba§ fo auf 12 )? 

9tatJ)an. Son ©tauffen? - ©e§ ©efd)led&t§ 
©inb too^I fd&on me^rere . . . 

Sent pell) err. D ja! §ier maren, 
£>ier faulen be§ ©efd)Ied)t3 fdjon me^rere. 
3Kein £)lf)eim felbft — tnein %ater mill id) fagen 1S ) — 

1) gave me a double, treble life. — 2) wait for what he will etc. 

— 3) so# _ 4) however often. — 5) I threw myself in his way. — 
6) by his order. — 7) learn. — 8) according the will of whom. I am 
to live. — 9) true. — 10) perhaps a word may furnish me an oppor- 
tunity. — 11) to mention you.— 12) what is there so strange in that? 

— 13) I mean to say. 

4* 



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2)o$ marum fd&firft fidj l ) @uer Slid 5 auf mid) 
3e mefjr unb me§r? 

yiatyan. D m$t§! o nid&ts ! 2Bte fann 
3d) @udj §u fe§n ermtiben 2 ) ? 

Sempell^err. ©rum Dcrlaff 
3d) <£ud) jucrft. ®er Slid be§ gforfd&erS fanb 
9tt$t fcltcn me§r, aI3 er p flnben rofinf<$te. 
3$ ffird&t' if)tt, 9iat$an. Safet bie £eit aHmafclig, 
Unb nidjt bie 9Jeugier, unfre $unbfdjaft mad)en 3 ). (®r ge§t.) 

Dlatl^an (ber ifjm mit (Srfiaunen na$fief)t 4 ). 
„©er gorier fanb nidjt felten me^r, al§ er 
„3u finben munfd)te." — 3ft eg bod), a(3 ob 
3tt meiner SeeP er lefe ! — 2Ba^rIi(^ }a, 
©a§ fount' aud) mir begegnen. — Ttityt aHein 
SOBoIf'S 2Budj§, SDBoIfS ©ang: and) feme ©timme. ©o, 
SSofllommen fo 5 ), toarf 6 ) 2BoIf fogar ben Jft>j)f; 
2rug SEBoIf fogar ba§ ©djmert im Slrm 7 ) ; ftrid) 8 ) SBoIf 
Sogar bie Slugenbrauen mit ber §anb, 
©leidjfam ba§. geuer fetneS 93Hcf£ in bergen. — 
SBie folate tiefgepragte SSilber 9 ) bod) 
3u 3etten in un§ fdjlafen fonnen, bi§ 
(Sin 2Bort, ein 2aut fie medt ! — 93on ©tauffen ! — 
©an§ redjt, ja, ja! gan$ red)t; gilned unb ©tauffen. — 
3$ mill ba§ balb genauer roiffen, balb. 
5Tcur erft ^um ©alabin. — ©odj mie? laufdjt bort 
Sftdjt ©aja? — 9fam, fo !omm nur nd^er, <&qa. 

Jldjter Jluftrifi. 

9lat$an. 3Sa§ gilt's? nun brudt's end) beiben f<$on bad ©cr j 10 ) / 

Tcotf) ganj ma§ anber§ gu erfafyren, al§ 
2Ba§ ©alabin mir mill. 

©aja. SSerbenft 3$r'S ifjr 11 )? 
3^)r fingt fo eben an, oertraulidjer 
2Rtt tym ju faredjen, al§ be§ ©ultan§ Sotfd&aft 
Un§ Don bem fjenfter fd)eud)te. 

^at^an. 9ton fo fag' 
3§r nur, bafj fie tfyn jeben XugenHid 
(grroarten barf. 

1) sharpen. — 2) be weary to look at you. — 3) make our 
acquaintance. — 4) looking after him. — 5) just so, entirely So. — 
6) move. — 7) upon. — 8) brush. — 9) deeply graven, stamped 
images. — 10) you have something more at heart. — 11) can you 
blame her. 



Saja. ©ettrifs? gcroift? 

5Rat$an. 3$ fann 
SOlxc^ bodfj auf bid) oerlaffen, ©a{a? Sei 
3fuf beiner fQut, td) bitte bid). g§ foH 
£>td) md)t gereuen. ©ciii ©eroiffen felbft 
©oil jeine SRedjnung babei finben. 9htr 
S5erbirT6 mir nidjt§ in meinem ^lone l )« 9hir 
gr^P unb fragc mil Scf (fteiben^eit -), 
Kit SlfldSaft 3 ) . . . 

3) a) a. ®ajs 3$t bodf) nod) erft jo toa§ 
Srinnern !5nnt! — 3d) gel)'; geljt Sljr mtr aud). 
ttm fefjt! id) glaube gar, ha iommi uom Sultan 
gin weiter Sot', 3U*£afi, Suer ©ertmfd). (®e# aft.) 

gamier Jiuffritt 

ftatfjan, 9W=$afi. 

3U*£afi. §a! §a! ju Sue!) moflt' id) nun e&en 4 ) tmeber. 

9cat§an. Sft'S benn fo eilig 5 )? 28a§ tierlangt er benn 
Son mir? 

8U-©afl 2Ber? 

Diatfyan. ©alabin. — 34 fr>mm', id) fomme. 

SU^afi. 3u mem? Sum ©alabin? 

yiatyan. ©dfjidt ©alabin 
®td) nid)t? 

3(l*§afi. 9Kid)? nein. ©at er benn fdfjon gefdf)idtt? 

9iatljan. 3a freitid) $at er. 

2U*£afi. SKun, fo ift c§ rid&ttg. 

SRat^an. 2Ba§? n>a§ ift ricfjtig? 

8H-$afi. 3>afe . . . idf) bin nid)t fd)utb 6 ); 
©ott toeifj, id) bin nidjt fd)ulb. — SSa§ §aV id) md)t 
S5on gud) 7 ) gef agt, gelogen, urn e§ abjutoenben 8 ) ! 

9?at$an. 2Sa§ ab^utoenben? 2Ba§ ift rid^tig? 

HI-$afi. $afc 
^un 3§r fein ©efterbar getnorben. 3d) 
«ebaur' gudO 9 ). ®od) tntt anfefjn mitt id)'§ n,id)t 10 ). 
3$. gel)' ^n ©tunb an 21 ) gef)'. 3§r f)abt e§ fd)on 
©ef)5rt, roobin, unb toifet ben 2Beg. — £abt 3§r 
S)e§ 3Beg§ 12 ) ma§ ftu beftellen, fagt: t$ bin 

1) be only mindful not to spoil my plan. — 2) with discretion. 

— 3) with reserve. — 4) just now I wanted to go. — 5) pressing. 

— 6) in fault. — 7) about you. — 8) ward off. — 9) I am sorry- for 
you. — 10) I shall not witness it, look on.— U) this very hour. — 
12) by that way. 



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3u ©ienfien l ). ftreilicfj tnufc e3 me$r nid)t fein, 
SOS roa§ ein Jtaiter 2 ) tnit fid(j fd&leppen farm. 
3<$ 9^ fagt balb. 

?»at$an. SSefinn' biclj bod;, 9tt«©afi. 
33efinn' bid^, bafc i<§ noc^ Don gar m$t§ roeifj. 
2Ba§ plauberfi bu benn ba? 

»I«fcaft. 3$r bringt fie boc§ 
®leid& tnit, bie 93eutel? 

Waifyan. SSeutel? 

9H*£afi. ftun, ba§ ©elb, 
S)a§ 3$r bem Salabtn oorfdjieften fottt. 

Sfiatljan. Unb toeiter ift e§ nid&t§ 3 )? 

*I-©afi. 3$ foUt' e§ too^I 
2Rit anfefm, tote cr gudfj t)on Sag gu Sag 
SfoSfttylen 4 ) roirb big auf bie 3e$en? ©oat' 
(£§ mol)l tnit anfefm, bafj SSerfdfjmenbung au§ 
2)er roeifen UJliXbe 5 ) fonji nie leeren Sd&euern 6 ) 
So lange borgt, unb borgt, unb borgt, 6i§ and) 
®ie atmen eingebornen 7 ) 3Kau§d&en brin 
SBerfomgern? — Silbet 3fc i>ieMdf)t (£udj ein, 
2Ber (SureS (Selb'g bebitrftig fei, ber tnerbe 
©odj ®uretn 3tat$e rooty audj folgen? — 3a, 
<£r ^atl^c folgen! SBonn l)at Salabin 
Sidfj ratten lajfen 8 )? — fficnft nur, Sftatijan, ioai 
Sftir eben jejji mit iljm begegnet. 

3tat$an. 5«un? 

311 *$ a ft. £>a fomm' t$ $u t&m 9 ) / eben baft er Sd&ad& 
©eftriett tnit feiner Sd)raefter. Sittal) fjpielt 
9KdJt iibel; unb ba§ Spiel, ba§ Salabin 
93erloren glaubte, f<$on gegeben ijatte, 
®a§ ftanb nod) gan§ fo ba 10 ). 3d) fe&' ®ud) $tn, 
Unb fe$e, baft ba§ Spiel nodf) lange nid)t 
SSerloren 11 ). 

Dtattyan. 6i! ba§ roar fflr bid() ein $unb 12 )! 

9ll*§afi. @r burfte tnit bem $ontg an bm Sewer 
Star riiden 13 ), auf i$r Sd()adf). — SQSenn id&'S <£ud() gleidf) 14 ) 
9iur ^ eigen fflnnte! 

1) command me, I am at your service. — 2) a bare-backed man. 
— 3) and that is all? — 4) scoop you as far as your toes. — 5) of 
prudent bounty. — 6) barns; befjer coffers. — 7) native, domestic. — 
8) listen to advice. — 9) I happened to come just, when. — 10) stood 
still there unchanged. — 11) very far from being lost. — 12) a 
discovery. — 13) to move the king close to the pawn, to meet her 
check. — 14) if I but could etc. 



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yiatyan, D id) traue bit! 

SH*£afi. 2)enn fo befam ber fftoc^e ftelb 1 ): unb fa 
SSar I)in 2 ). — S)a§ aHe§ miK i$ i^m nun raeifen 
Unb ruf t$n. — ©enft!... 

Sftatljan. gr ift nid^t beiner 2Ketnung?' 

3H*§aft. gr J5rt mid) gar rnc^t cm 3 ), unb totrft oerad)tIid) * 
£>a§ gauge ©piel in glumpen 5 ). 

Watfan. 3ft ba§ moglid)? 

2H*£afu Unb fagt: er rcoHe matt 6 ) nun einmal fcin; 
(£r tnoHe! £ei|t baZ f^teXen 7 ) ? 

yiatfyan. SdfjmerlidD rao!)l; 
Jpeifct mit bem ©ptele fjnelcn 8 ). 

«l*£aft. ©leid)mof)I gait 
<E8 feine taubc 9to& 9 ). 

9lat$an. ©elb $tn, ©elb f)er 10 )! 
®a§ ift ba§ SBemgfte 11 ). OTein bidj gar 
9l\ti)t anjuljBren! itber einen $un!t 
Son folder SBid&tigfeit bid) mdjt einmal 
3u !)5ren! beinen Slblerblicf 12 ) nid)t §u 
93ettmnbem ! ba§, ba§ fd&reit urn 9kd)e 13 ); nic^t? 

»I-£afi. 21$ ma§ 14 )! m fag 5 gu$ ba§ nur fo, bamit 
3^r fe^en fount, roa§ fur ein Sopf er ift 15 ). 
fturj, i<$, id) gait's mit il)m nid)t langer au§ 16 ). 
©a lauf i<$ nun bei alien fd)mu|'gen 9#o]§ren 
§erum, unb frage, toer il)m borgen mill. 
3d), ber id) nie fur mid) gebettelt ^abe 17 )/ 
Soli nun fur Slnb're borgen. Sorgen ift 
SSiel beffer nid)t 18 ) alS betteln; fo tote lei^en, 
Sfof S8ud()er leifjen 19 ), ntd&t mel beffer ift, 
SQ8 fieljlen 20 ). Unter meinen ©ebern 21 ) an 
©em ©ange§ brand)' id) beibei nid()t, unb brau^e 
©a§ SBerfgeug beiber 22 ) nid()t gu fein. 91m ©ange§, 
Sim ©ange§ nur gibt'3 3Berifd)en. §ier feib 3^r 
S)er (Singige, ber nod) fo miirbig mare, 
©a§ er am ©ange§ lebte. — 2BoHt 3$r mit? — 

1) the castle gained free field. — 2) was gone. — 3) does not 
even listen. — 4) disdainfully. — 5) in pieces. — 6) check-mated. — 
7) you call that playing. — 8) I call it playing with the play. — 
9) the stake was not a nutshell. — 10) money here, money there. 

— 11) the last concern. — 12) eagle-eye. — 13) is crying for revenge. 

— 14) nonsense. — 15) what head he has, what person he is, — 
16) bear with him. — - 17) went a begging. — 18 N . is much the same 
as. — 19) lending on usury. — 20) thieving. — 21) Ghekers* — 
— ) of either. 






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Saftt tfyn mtt etn§ ben $tunber ganj im Sttd)e 0/ 
Um ben e§ tl)m ju t^un 2 ). (£r brtngt (£u$ nadf) 
Unb nad£) bodfj brum 3 ). @o roar' bie Spiadferet 4 ) 
Sluf eirnnal au§. g$ f W gu$ 5 ) etnen ©ell. 
fiommt! lommt! 

yiatyan. 3d) bddjte $ttmr, ba§ blteb' un§ [a 
STiod) tmmer ubrig 6 ). ©oc(), 2n=§aft, 'nrifl 
3dy§ itberlegen- SBctrte . . . 

^XX *§ aft. Uebertegen? 
^letn, fo tt>a§ 7 ) tiberlegt fid) nid)t. 

SRatfcan. 9tur bt§ 
$d) Don bent ©ultan nrieberfomme; bi§ 
3$ W&Wieb erft 8 )... 

«l*©afi. 2Ber itberlegt, bee fud&t 
SeroegungSgriinbe, nxc^t ju bitrfen 9 ). SBer 
6H& »naU unb gafl 10 ), i$m felbft 11 ) §u leben, ntdftt 
Sntfd&ltejjen fann, ber lebet Slnb'rer ©flat) 
«uf tmtner. - 2£te 3$r ttJoUt! - Sebt too$U rote's gud& 
SBoT^X bitnft. — Sfflein 2Beg Itegt bort, unb Surer ba. 

DUtfjan. SH^oft! ©u rotrft felbft bod) erft ba§ Seine 
83eri<pgen 12 )? 

3H-&aft. «* $offen 13 )! ber Seftanb 
SSon meiner ®aff tft ntd&t be§ 3abien§ roert§ 14 ); 
Unb metne 9tedfjnung bitrgt — S^r 1S ) ober ©ittaf). 
Sebt roofyl! (516.) 

^tatfyan (tym natf)fef)enb). ©te burg' id& ! — SBilber, guter, ebler — 
SOBte nenn' id) i&n? — ©er ma^re Settler tft 
©od) einjtg unb allein ber roafyre Sonig 16 )! 

(SSon einer anbern Seite ab 17 ). 



Drifter 2iuf^it g. 



Jr(ier ^uffrifi 

Scene: in D^at^an§ £aufe. 
SRedja unb $>aja. 

5Red&a. 2Bie, ©qa, briitfte fid& mein Setter auS 18 )? 
„3$ btirf ilfrn jeben ^(ugenblid erroarten?" 

1) trumpery in the lurch. — 2) which he is coveting. — 3) rid 
you of it by little and little. — 4) drudgery. — 5) I'll find for you. 
— 6) open. — 7) such a thing. — 8) until I bade farewell. — 9) for 
not needing to do it. — 10) on a sudden. — 11) for himself. — 
12) draw your balance. — 13) nonsense! — 14) the amount of what 
is left in my chest is not worth counting. — 15) is vouched by you. 
j.6) the real beggar is after all alone the only real king. — 17) goes 
in another direction. — 18) what were the words my father used. 



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©a§ flingt — nidjt tocfytl — att oB er nod& \o Mi 

©rfdjeinen roerbe. — 2Bte t)iel $ugenfcli<fe 

©inb after fd)on barfei! — 2H) nun; roer benft 

2In bte aerffofjenen? — 3$ mill ctHein 

3n jebem na^ften $ugen6Iicfe lefien. 

(£r roirb bod) einmat *) f ommen, bet i§n fcringt. 

©aja. D ber t>ertx)iinf(§ten SSotfc^aft 2 ) Don bent ©ultan! 
©enn 5JaQan ptte ftd)er of)ne jie 3 ) 
3§n gleid) mit fjergeorad§t. 

9ted)a. Unb menu er nun 
©efommen biefer ^ugenblid; menu benn 
Nun meiner 2Bunfd)e marmfter, innigfter 
Krfuflet ifi: roa§ bann? — ma§ bann? 

©a* a. SSa§ bann? 
©ann ^off' id), bajs audO tneiner SMnfdje mcirmfter 
©oH in Srfiillung gefjen. 

Sftedfja. 3Ba§ ttrirb bann 
3n meiner SSruft an beffen ©telle treten 4 ), 
©ie fdjmt oerlernt, oi)n' einen ^errf^enben 
SBunfd) oiler SGSunf^e fid& ju befjnen 5 )? - 91i^)t§? 
911)! id() erfdjrede!... 

©a|a. SDiein, mein SBunfdj) roirb bann 
9ln be§ erfMten ©telle treten, meiner. 
SKein SBunfdf) ift, bid) in Suropa, btd^ in §anben 
3u ttriffen, meld)e beiner roiirbig ftnb. 

3ted()a. ©u irrft. — 2Ba§ biefen 2Bunjd() ju beinem madjt, 
©a§ ltnli(|e oer!)inbert, ba{$ er meiner 
3e roerben fann. ©id) §ieljt bein SSaterlanb 6 ): 
Unb meine§, meine§ foflte mid) nid)t fatten? 
©in SBilb ber ©einen, ba§ in beiner ©eele 
Sftodl) ni^t erlof^en 7 ), foHte mefjr fcermogen 8 ), 
$(I§ bie id() fel)n unb greifen !ann 9 ), unb §5ren, 
©ie 9Jieinen 10 )? 

©aj[a. ©perre bidj), fo tricl bu roiflft 11 )! 
©e§ §immel§ SBege ftnb be§ Jpimmell SEBege! 
Unb menu e§ nun bein better felBcr mare, 
©urd) ben fein ©ott, fiir ben er fampft, bidf) in 
©a§ Sanb, bidf) gu bem SSoIfe fii^ren rootlte, 
giir meld)e bu ge&oren ttmrbeft? 

1) at last. — 2) oh, that confounded message. — 3) but for it. 
— 4) what will fill up the vacant place. — 5) heave, expand. — 
6) draws you hence. — 7) effaced. — 8) work more powerfully. — 
9) touch, caress. — 10) my kindred. — 11) struggle as you may. 



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3tejf)a. ©aja! 
28a§ fprtd&ft bu ba nun mieber, IicBe ©aja! 
©u §aft bod) tt)a^rlt(§ beinc fonberbaren 
Segriffe! „ ©ein, f ein ©ott! fiir ben er fampft!" 
SSem eignet ©ott 1 )! ma§ tft ba§ fur ein ©ott, 
©er einem 9flenfd)en etgnet? — ©er fiir ftd) 
9Jtuf* tampan laffen 2 ) ! — Unb tote meifc 
9ftan benn, fiir meld)en Erbflojs man geboren, 
SBenn man's fiir ben nid&t tft 3 ), auf meld)em man 
©eboren? — SSenn mein SSater bidf) fo I)orte 4 )! — 
2Ba§ t§at er bir, mir immer nur metn ©liiti 
@o roeit Don i§m al§ m5g(idj tjorjufptegeln 5 ) ? 
3Ba§ t^at er btr, ben ©amen ber SSernunft, 
©en er fo rein in meine ©eele ftreute, 
9JUt betne§ 2anbe3 Unfraut ober SSIumen 
So gem ju mifdjen )? — Stebe, Hebe ©aja, 
Er ttrid nun beine bunten Slumeu ntd)t 
$uf meinem 93oben ! — Unb idf) mufc btr fagen, 
3d) fetber fitfjle meinen 93oben, rocnn 
©ie nod& fo f$5n tyn fleiben'), fo entfraftet, 
©o auSgejel^rt burdf) beine ©lumen ! fii^Ie 
3fn t^rem ©ufte, fauerfiifsen ©ufte 
9Jtid) fo betaubt, fo fd)tt>inbelnb ! — ©ein ©efyim 
Sft beffen meljr getool)nt. 3d) table b'rum 
©ie ftarfern iKeroen nid)t, bte ilin uertragen 8 ). 
9tur fd^Idgt er mir ntd)t ju 9 ) ; unb f d)on bein Sngel, 
SGStc wenig fel)tte I0 ), bafc er mid) jur Karrin 
©emad&t? — 9lo§ f^am' idf) mid) tjor meinem SSate^ 
©er spoffe! 

©aia. $ofje! - m$ ob ber Serftanb 
9iur Ijier ju §aufe ttmre! $offe! $offe! 
SCBenn ici) nur reben bitrfte! 

Sted&a. ©arfft bu nid&t? 
SBann mar id() ntd&t ganj D^r 11 )/ fo oft e§ b}r 
©eftel, Don beinen ©lauben^elben 12 ) mtd^ 
3u unterfytlten? featf i$ i^rcn £l)aten 

1) who owns God; whose property is God? — 2) must have a 
champion. — 3) unless it is for that. — 4) what, if my father etc.! 

— 5) to picture, mirror. — 6) what harm did he to you, to strive, 
to mix the weeds etc. of your country among the seeds of reason. 

— 7) however will they may adorn it. — 8) support it. — 9) does 
not prove wholesome to me? — 10) did he not well nigh make a 
fool of me? — 11) all ear. — - 12) heroes of your religion. 



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9H$i ftet§ Semunberung, unb i^ren Seiben 

Dfadjt immer Straiten gem ge^oUt 1 )? 3*jr ©laufe 

©djien fretlid) mir ba§ ^elbenmajsigfte 2 ) 

2ln i^nen nie. ©odj fo oiel trdftenber 

2Bar mir bie 2e§re, baft ®rgeben|)ett 

3n ©ott turn unferm SBci^nen liber ©ott 

©o ganj unb gar ntd^t abf)angt 3 ). — SieBc ®qa, 

©a§ §at mein 25ater un§ fo oft gefagt; 

©ariiber fjaft bu felbft mit i§m fo oft 

©idj einoerftanben : marum untergrdbft 

©u benn aflein, ma§ bu mit il)m augleid) 

©ebauet ? — Siebe ©aja, ba§ ift !ein 

©efprdcf), momit mir unferm §reunb am beften 

gntgegen fefyt 4 ). fjffir mid) ^mar, ja! ©enn mir, 

Sttir liegt baxan unenblid) 5 ), ob auti} er . . . 

^ord), ©aja! — $?ommt e§ ntd&t an unf're Satire 6 )? 

2Benn er e§ mare 7 )! §ord)! 

groeifer ^ftuffriif. 

^cdja, $aja unb ber £emjjefljerr, bent jemanb toon augen bie 2§ttre off net 

mit ben 2Sorten: 
9cur ^ier herein 8 )! 

Diec^a (fttyrt 3u[ammen, fagt fief) 9 ), unb mU i§m$uguJ5en fallen. 
@r ifi's — 9Jtein Setter, q$! 

Sempel^err. ©ie§ ju bermetben 
grjdjien idj Moj$ fo fjpat 10 Jf ; unb bo$ — 

SKedja. 3d) mill 
3a ju ben $u|en biefe§ ftoljcn ffltanneS 
9hir ©ott nod) einmal banfen, nid)t bem SDIanne. 
©er SJlann mill feinen ©anf, mill i§n fo menig 
$113 ifyxi ber SSafferetmer mid, ber bei 
©em Sofdjen fo gefdjdftig fidj ermiefen 11 ). 
©er liefs fidj fallen, ftefc firfj leeren 12 ), mir 
5Rid)t§, bir nic^t^ 13 ); alfo and) ber 2Jknn. 31udj ber 
SBarb nur fo in bie ©lutlj Ijinetngeftofjen 14 ) ; 
©a pel i d) ungefafer 15 ) i§m in ben £lrm; 

1) bestow tears on their suffering. — 2) the most heroic part 
of them. — 3) that devotion to God does not depend at all upon 
our notions about God. — 4) await, look for. — 5) of infinite im- 
portance. — 6) are not steps there at the door?—- 7) if it were he? 

— 8) step into this room, — 0) starts, composes herself. — 10) I 
deferred my call. — 11) which was so busy in putting out the fire. 

— 12) was filled, was emptied. — 13) with "indifference; as easily as 
possible. — 14) was thrust, he did not know how, into the flames. 

— 15) just by chance. 



- 60 — 

©a BlieB \tf) ungefal&r, fo mie ein ftunfen 
2luf feinem 2Jtantel, iijm in feinen %men; 
S5i§ mieberum, id) foeig nid)t ma§, un§ Beibe 
§erau3marf au§ bcr (Slut!). — 2Ba§ giot e§ ba 
3u banfen? — 3n Suropa ireibt ber 2Bem 
3u nod) meit anbern Stolen. — Sentpefl&erren *), 
©ie miijfen einmal 2 ) nun fo ^anbeln ; mtiffen 
SBte etmaS bcffer jugelernte £>unbe 3 ), 
©ott>o$I au§ fjcuer, al3 au§ SBaffer §o!en. 

Sempell). (ber fte mit (Srftaunen unb Unruf)e 4 )bte gcmge Sett ilber Be* 

trad&tet). 
D ©aja, ©aja! SBenn, in Slugenbliden 
©e§ Summers unb ber ©afle 5 ), meine Sonne 
©id) ubel anliefj 6 ) : marum jebe S^orfyeit, 
©ie meiner 3ung' entfuljr, ifjr Ijinterbringen 7 ) ? 
®a§ ^te§ 8 ) fid) ju entpftnbfici) rad)en, ©ajja ! 
©odf) menu bu nur Don nun an beffer midj 
93ei i§r oertreten nrillft 9 ). 

©aja. 3$ benfe, Slitter, 
3d) benfe ntd^t, baf$ biefe fleinen ©tad&eftt, 
3J)r an ba§ §er$ geraorfen 10 ), Kudf) ba fc§r 
©efd)abet K)aben. 

3le^a. SBte? Sfjr §attet Summer? 
Unb mar't mit 6uerm Summer gei§iger n ) 
9U§ guerm Seben? 

Sempell&err. ©ute§, §otbe§ Stub J — 
SBte ift bod) meine Seele jmifdjen Sluge 
Unb £)§r get^eift! — ©a§ mar ba3 3DWb$en nid&i, 
SRein, nein, ba§ mar e§ nid)t, ba§ au§ bem $euer 
3$ WU. — ©enn mer Ijatte bie gefannt, 
Unb au3 bem geuer nid)t g'e^olt? 2Ber §dttc 
$uf mid) gemartet? — - Stoat — t>erftcHt 12 ) — ber ©d)recf. 

OPaufe, unter ber er in 2tnfd)auung if)rer ftd) tote berliert 13 ). 

fftcc^o. Sfdj aber finb' (£u% nod) ben 9iamfid)en. — 
(be§gleid)en, bt§ fie f ortf afjrt, um ttyn in feinem 2lnf djauen ju unterbredjen 14 ). 
SRun, fitter, fagt un§ bod), mo i!)r fo lange 
©emefen? — gfaft biirft' id) audf) fragen: mo 
3§r Je|o fetb? 

1) as for templars. — 2) just. — 3) like dogs of superior train- 
ing. — 4) uneasiness. — 5) choler. — 6) my bad humor, temper 
rebuked you, treated you ill. — 7) convey. — 8) was. — 9) repre- 
sent me to her much more favorably. — 10) hurled. — 11) more 
parsimonious. — 12) disfigures. — 13) he gazes at her, as if en- 
tranced. — 14) she interruDts his amazement. 



— 61" — 

Icmj)cI5err. 3d& bin — mo id) niefleidfjt 
9?id)t foDte fete. 

tfted^a. 2Bo 3§r geraefen? - ^u^ 
3Bo 3§r niefleid&t nic^t foHtet fcin geroefen? 
S)aS iff nid)t gut. 

SempellOerr. 2tuf — auf — ttrie l&ei&t ber 33erg? 
2tuf ©tnai. 

!Rc(^a. 9fof Sinai? - 211) fd&Btr 1 )! 
9Jun !ann id) sut>ertdffig 2 ) boc^ einmal 
(Srfafjren, ob e§ toa^r . . . 

Sem^etfjerr. 2Ba§? toa§? Db'§ raal&r, 
®a{3 nodf) bafelbft ber Drt ju fef)n 3 ), too 3Rofc§ 
SSor ©ott geftanben, al§ . . . 

Vlefya. %xn ba§ roo^t nid)t 4 ). 
3)enn mo er ftanb, ffanb er t»or ©ott, unb babon 
3ft mir gur ©'niige fd)on befannt 5 ). Db'§ toafjr, 
SD r i5d^t J id) nur gem non 6u<$ erfafyren* baft — 
©aft e§ bet toeitem nid)t fo mu^farn fei, 
$uf btefen 23erg I)inauf$ufteigen, aI3 
§erab 6 )? — ©enn fefjt, fo Did idf) 93erge nodf) 
©efiiegen Bin, war's juft ba§ ©egentf)eil 7 ). — 
9ton, Sitter? — SBa§? — 3§r W&rt (£ud) Don mir ab? 
SBontmi^ nidfjt fefjen? 

Sempel^err. SGSeiX idf) Sud) §5ren win. 

5Re(^a. SOSeW 3*)r mid) nid)t tooHt merfen faffen 8 ), ba§ 
3$r meiner ffiinfalt Iad)elt; baft 3^r Idd^elt, 
2Bie id) ®ud& bodf) fo gar nid)t§ SSid&tiger§ 9 ) 
3)on biefem f)eil'gen 93erge aller SSerge 
3u fragen toeift? 9H<$t toaJjr 10 )? 

Sempellfjerr. ©o tnuft 
3d) bod) 6ud) ttrieber in bie $ugen fe$n. — 
2Ba3? 9?un fd)fagt 3$r fie nieber? nun oerbeiftt 11 ) 
©a§ £ad)eln 3*)t? une idf) nodf) erft in SJJUenen 12 ), 
3n 5tt>cifel§aften SDZienen lefen toxU, 
2£a§ id) fo beutlid) *)5r', 3§r fo nernefimlidf) 13 ) 
Tin fagt - ner Jdf)tt)eigt ? - 31$ ?Rec^a! 9?edf)a! SBie 
§at er fo raaljr gefagt; „£ennt fie nur erft 14 )!" 

1) that's charming. — 2) with certainty. — 3) may yet be seen. 

— 4) not that. — 5) I know enough already. — 6) than to descend 
it. — 7) with all the mountains I climbed it was just the contrary. 

— 8) you do not wish me to perceive. — 9) nothing of more impor- 
tance. — 10) do you not? — 11) suppress. — 12) features. — 
13) audibly. — 14) first, know her! 



— 62 - 

3*ed)cu 2Ber Ifjat? — oon toem? — (Sudj ba§ gefagt? 

Sempelljerr. „®ennt fie 
9tur erft ! " $at (£uer SSater mir gefagt, 
25on gud} gefagt. 

©aja. Unb idfj nidfjt etwa mid) 1 )? 
3d) benn nidjt audi)? 

SempeHjerr. SKHein too tft er benn? 
SBo ift benn (£uer SSater? 3ft er no<§ 
Seim (Sultan? 

9ted)a. Oljne S^sifel. 

Setup ell) err. Jibdj, nodj bo? — • 
O thxd^ 3Serge|ltd)en 2 ) ! Sftein, nein; ha ift 
©r fd&raerltd) mefjr. — (£r toirb bort unten Bet 
©em Softer meiner toarten, gang gettrifs 3 ). 
@o reb'ten, mein' idf), loir e§ aft 4 ), GMauBt! 

©aja. ©a§ ift meine <Sad(je. 
SletBt, Sitter, bletbt. 3$ Bring' *i$n imberjiigfidf). 

Sempelfjerr. SKd&t.fo, md&t fo! <£r fie^t mir felBft entgegen 5 ), 
Siid&t Eudj). ©aju, er fonnte Iei$t . . . toer tt)et§? . ♦ . 
(£r !5nnie Bei bem Sultan kityt . • . 35* fcnnt 
Sen (Sultan nidfjt ! . . . leid^t in 3SerIegenl)eit 6 ) 
©efommen fein. — ©lauBt mir, e§ §at ©efal(jr, 
SSenn id) nid)t gc^. 

3ie^a* ©efa^r ? ma§ fiir (Sef ai)r ? 

Stempel^err. ©efafjr fiir midfj, fiir @fu$, -fftr tljn, rcenn idf) 
9?id)t fd&leuntg, fd)Ieunig gefy\ («B.) 

priffer Jtaffeift 

9fted)a unb $aja. 

SRedfja. 28a§ ift ba§, ©qa? — 
(So fdjneH* — 2Ba§ tommt i$n an')? .2Ba§ pel tym auf? 
2Ba§ jugt i$n? 

©aja. Sap nur, lap. 3$ benF, e§ ift 
$etn fd)ltmme§ 3etd()en. 

;[fte(3)a. 3^i^en ? unb motion? 

©aja. ©aft etroaS oorgefyt innertyalB 8 ). (£§ fodjt, 
Unb foil nid^t iiBerfodjen. Sap ttyn nur. 
flun ift ? 3 an ®uti) 9 ). 

1) did riot I say the same? — 2) oh, I oblivious one, man. — 
3) I am positive. — 4) so we agreed. — 5) he looks for me. — 
6) get into trouble. — 7) befalls him, what struck him. — 8) in him. 
— 9) 'tis your turn. 



- 63 — 

3le<ija. 3£a§ tft an mtr? ®u imrfl, 
SBie er, mtr unbegreiflid}. 

S)aja. Salb nun fount 
3tjr i^m bie Unru§' all' cergelten 2 ), Me 
®r ®udj gemadjt l&at. ©eib nur aber audi) 
Kid&t au^u ftreng, md)t align radjbegierig. 

Sedja. SSooon bu fyrtdjft, ba§ magft bu fetter tniffeit. 

5)a}a, Unb feib benn 3$r BcrettS fo rul/tg toiebet:? 

5ftetf)a. £)a§ Bin td& ; ja, bo§ Bin id) 2 ) . . . 

®aia, 2Bemgjien§ 
(Sefiel&t, baf$ 3§r ®ud) feiner Unrul)' freut, 
Unb feiner UnruV banM, tna§ 3§r j[cjt 
Son $ub' geniefst. 

Sedja. 5ftir DoHig unbeumfst! 
<Denn tr>a§ i<$ !)od)fien§ bit gefte^en fflnnte, 
2Bdr', ba£ e§ tnid) — midj fel'bft Befrembet *)/ tote 
21 uf etnen folc^en ©turm in meinem §ergen 
@o eine SiiHe j)B|lid) folgen fdmten. 
©em bolter SnBFtcf, fein ©efprad), fern Zfyun 
igat mid) . . . 

%a\a. ©efattigt fd&on? 

$edja. ©efdttigt, mill 
3$ nun nidfjt fagen; nein — Bei toeitem nidjt 4 ) — 

^aia. £)en §ei^en §unger 5 ) nur geftittt. 

3£ed)a. yiun ja, 
SBenn bu fo roittfi 6 ). 

%a\a. 3$ eben nid)t 7 ). 

IRe^o. (£r toirb 
9Jttr eratg reertfy, mir ercig tceri^er, al§ 
SJteut SeBen BletBen: roenn audj fdjon mem $ul§ 
9ftdjt me'§r Bei feinem blojsen tauten 8 ) mec^fett; 
9K<§t mefjr mein §er$, fo oft tdj an x§n benfe, 
©efd&minber, ftdrfer fdfjldgt. — 2£a§ fd&toafc' id) 9 )? $0tttm, 
ffomm, Hebe ^a\a f tmeber an ba§ genfter, 
©a§ auf bie ^almen fte£)t. 

SDaja. ©o ift er bod) 
3Bo§l nod? nitfjt gang geftittt, ber $eif$e hunger. 

yttfya. yiun toerb' tdj) aud) bie $almen raieber fefjn: 
dl\d)t xtjti bloB untern $almen. 

1) give back with interest. — 2) I am so, I am indeed. — 3) I 
am surprised. — 4) far from it. — 5) the ravenous appetite, strong 
desire. — 6) if you will have it so. — 7) I? no, — 8) at the mere 
mentioning of his name. — 9) am I prating. 



- 64 - 

§)aja. ®iefe ®alte 
Qeginnt autfj too$t em neue§ gteber nur. 

Iftedfja. SBa§ »alt'? 3d) bin nid&t fait. 3$ fe^e toa$rli$ 
9itc§t minber gem, toa§ id) tnit Sftulje fdje. 

fierier #ttffrift. 

(Scene: ein ^uDtensfaai in bem 5patape be§ ©atabtn. 
©a(abin unb ©ittaij, 

©alabin (im §mtntreten, gegen bte Satire 1 ), 
£>ier bringt ben 3uben §er 2 ), fobalb er fommt. 
ir frfjeint fid) efien ntdjt §n iibereilen 3 ), 

©iitafi. ®r roar audj too^l nid)t bet bet §>attb 4 ), md)t gtetdj 
3u ftoben. 

©alabtn. ©djmefier! Sdjtnefter! 

©tttafj. 3$uft bu bod;, 
SHS ftiinbe bit ein Sreffen nor 5 ). 

©alabtn. Unb ba§ 
Wit SSaffcn, bte id) nid)t gelernt gu fii^ren 6 ). 
3$ foil mtdj fteHen 7 ); foil beforgen (affen 8 ); 
@ofl fatten legen; foil auf ©lattciS fiiljren 9 ). 
SBann §dtt 5 i$ bag gefonnt? SBo ptf id) bag 
©elernt? - Unb foH t>a§ affe§, af), roosu? 
2Bo*u? - Urn @elb ju ftfaen! (M>! - Urn ©elb, 
©elb etnem 3uben ab^ubangen 10 )? ©elb ! 
3u fold&en fleinen Stften 11 ) roar' id) enbltd) 
©ebradjt, bet Sletmgfetten Hetnfte 12 ) ntir 
3u f$affen? 

Sittafj. $ebe ftleinigleit, ju felfjr 
93erfd)mafjt, bte rad)t fid), 93ruber. 

Salabtn. Seiber roa^r 13 ). 
Unb roenn nun biefer 3ube gar ber gute, 
SBetnfinft'ge SJKann ift, tote ber ©erttufd) bit 
3§n efyebem befdjrteben? 

Stttaf). D nun bann! 
2Ba§ $at e§ bann fiir D?otf) 14 )! ©te ©fringe Itegt 15 ) 
3a nur bem getgtgen, beforgltd)en 16 ), 
gurc^tfamen 3uben: ntdjt bem guten, nt$t 

1) on entering speaking towards the door. — 2) introduce. — 
3) to be in great haste. — 4) at hand. — 5) as if a battle were 
impending. — 6) to wield. — 7) disguise. — 8) raise apprehensions. 
— 9) tempt him on a slippery ground. — 10) extort. — 11) base 
tricks. — 12) thi most trifling of trifles. — 13) too true. — 14) diffi- 
culty. — 15) is placed. ~^_16) cautious 



— 65 — 

t)em tteifen 3J?anne. ©tefer ift }a fo 
@df)on unfer, o$ne Sdjlinge. ®a§ SSergnugcn, 
3u $5ren, roic ein folder 9Jtann fid? au^reb't; 
5CRtt toeldjer breiften ©tdrf enttoeber er 
S>te Stride fur^ 1 ) gerretget, ober aud) 
2Rtt teener fdjlauen 33orfidjt 2 ) er bie 9?e|e 
Sorbei fid) 3 ) toinbet : bie§ 9)ergnugen fjaft 
3)u obenbrein 4 ). 

©alabin. 9?un, ba§ ift ttm|jr. ©ettnjs, 
3d) freue mid) barauf. 

©ittafy. @o fann bid) ja 
5tuc§ tneiter ntdjt§ nerlegen tnadjen. ©enn 
3ft'§ einer au§ ber 2Kenge blofc : ifi'§ brojs 
(Sin 3ube, toie ein Sube 5 ): gegen ben 
SBirft bu btd^ bod) ntd^t fdjamenvfo ju fdjeinen, 
2Bie er bie 3Jlenfdjen aW fid) benft 6 )? »ielmef)r, 
2Ber fid) tf)tn beffer jetgt 7 ), ber §eigt ftd& i^m 
SH§ ©ecf 8 ), al§ D?arr. 

Salabin. <So mu$ id) \a toobf gar 
<Scf)Xecf)t fjanbeln bajs con tnir ber Sd)led)te nicfit 
<Sct>Iec^t benfe? 

©ittal). Sraun, toenn bu fd)ted)t Ijanbefn nennft, 
©in }ebe§ ®ing nad) fetner $trt 9 ) ju braud)en. 

©alabin. 2Ba§ Jjatt' ein SGSeiberfopf 10 ) erba<§t, ba§ er 
9?id)t §u befd)5nen nmftte 11 )! 

<5ittal). 3u befdjonen! 

©a la bin. ®a3 feine, fpttje ©ing, beforg' id) nur, 
3n meiner ^lumpen 12 ) §anb gerbrid)t! — <3o toa§ 13 ) 
2BtH au§qefiibrt fein, toie'S erfunben ift: 
Wit aHer ^fiffigteit, ©etnanbtfjeit 14 ). — Sod), 
9ftag'§ bocft nur, mag'§ 15 )! 3d) tan^e, ttrie id) fann; 
Urtb !5nnt' e§ freilidj, Iieber — fd)led)ter nod) 
8KS beffer 16 ). 

Sittaf). Srau' btr aud) nur nid)t ju roenig! 
3d) ftefje bir fiir bid) n ) ! 2Benn bu nur rotflfi. — 
®a{i un§ bte banner beine§ ©letd)en 18 ) bod; 
So gent bercben molten, nur il)r Sd)rcert, 

1) abruptly. — 2) with cunning discretion. — 3) beyond himself. 

— 4) in the bargain, to boot. — 5) like other Jews. — 6) imagines. 

— 7) treats him better. — 8) appears to him a dupe, a fool. — 
9) in its peculiar way. — 10) woman's wit. — 11) palliate. — 12) rude. 
13) an affair like this. — 14) cunning, dexterity. — 15) well, be it 
then! — 16) and would like to do it rather worse than better. — 
17) I will answer for you. — 18) men like yourself. 



- 66 — 

S^r ©djroert nut %abt fie fo toett gebradjt 1 ). 
®er Come fdjamt fid() freUid), toenn er mil 
®em Sud^fc jagt 2 ) : be§ 8ad)fe§, nidjt ber gift. 

©alabin. Unb bafc bie SCBetber bod) fo gem btn SQIann 
3u fid) §erunter fatten 3 ) ! — ©efy nur, gef) ! — 
3d) glaube meine Section gu ftfnnen. 

©itta§. 2£a§? idj foil geljen? 

©alabin. ©u raoHteft bod) ntc^t Mei6en 4 )? 

©ittalj. SBenn and) nidjt bfeiben . . im (Sefidfjt end) 5 ) BleiBcn — 
®od) Ijier im 9teben$immer — 

©alabin. ®a gu §ord)en? 
9htd) ba§ nid)t, ©djroefter, menu id? foil bcftefjn 6 )* — 
gort, fort! ber 93orl)ang raufdjt; er lommt! — bodfj bafc 
£>u }a nidfjt ba nertoeilft 7 ) ! gdj fe^e nad) 8 ). 

(Snbem fie ftd) burdj bie eine Tkjiixe entfernt 9 ), ttiit 9latljan ju ber anbern 
|erem, unb ©alabin Ijat fid) gefelji) 

gtunffer ^itffriff. 

Baiabixt unb jftatfjan. 

©alabin. Sritt naf)er, 3ube ! — Sftafjer! — nur ganj Ijer 10 )! — 
9?ur o!)ne gurdjt! 

5ftatl)an. ®ie fcleibe 11 ) beinetn Qfetnbe! 

©alabin. ®u ncnnft bid) Jlat^au? 

9tat&an. 3a. 

©alabin. ®en toeifen 9?at§an? 

9tat§an. '5Rein. 

©alabin. SCBo^I ! nertnft bit bid) nid)t, nennt bid) baZ 23olf, 

Saltan, $ann feitt, ba3 S3oH! 

©alabin. ®u glaubft bod) nid)t, baftidj 
53erad)tlid) toon be§ J8olfe§ ©timme benfe? 
3d) Ijabe langft gerounfc^t, ben $ftann gu fennen, 
5)en e3 ben SBeifen nennt. 

:ftatljan. Unb roenn e§ iljn 
3um ©pott 12 ) fo nennte? 2Benn bem 93olfe raeife 
*ftid()t§ roeiter tear' al§ flug? unb f'lug nur ber, 
2)er fid) auf feinen 93ortl)eU gut tierftefyt? 

©alabin. 9luf feinen roafyren 13 ) SortKjeil, meinft bu bod) 14 )? 

1) have made them what they are. — 2) Partic. — 3) would like 
to bring down men to their level. — 4) did you mean to stay? — 
5) within your sight. — 6) if I am to succeed. — 7) beware of 
staying! — 8) I will be on the watch. — 9) retiring. — 10) close 
up to me! — 11) be to your enemies! — 12) to mock him. — lb) real. 
— 14) I hope, you mean. 



— 67 — 

!Ratr;an. ©ann fretlidj roar' ber Sigettnil^tgfie 

©er Rliigfte. ©ann mar' freitfdj flug unb roeife 
9?ur einS 1 ). 

©alabin. 3$ §ore bid) ertueifert, roa§ 
©u nnberfored&en nriflft. — ©e3 2flenfd)en ma^re 
Sort&eile, bie ba§ Soil ntdjt fennt, lennft bu # 
§aft bu $u lennen toenigftenS gefudjjt; 
§>aft b'riiber nad)gebad)t: ba» aud) aHein 
SDIad^t fdpn ben SBetfen. 

Iftatljan. ©er ftcfj jeber biinft 
3u fein. 

Salabtn. Dtun ber 53e}djetbenl)eit genug* 
©enn fie nur immcrbar 2 ) §u f;oren, too 

Wflan trocfene SSernunft 3 ) erroartet, efeit 4 ). (@r fpringt auf.) 

£aJ3 un§ gur 6a^e 5 ) fommen! ^Xber, abcr 
9tufrid)tig, Sub', aufridjlig 6 )! 

!ftatfjan. Sultan, id) 
93tfl fid)erticf) bic^ Jo bebienen, baft 
3d) betner fernern f?unbfd)aft miirbig bleibe. 

Salabtn. Sebienen? roie? 

*ftat$an. ©u foflft *>a§ Sefte §aben 
Son Mem; fottji e§ urn ben biHtgften 
$ret§ babeu 7 ). 

Safabin. 9S3obon fprid)ft bn? bod) rooty! ntd^t 
Son betnen SBaaren? — Sd)ad)ern roirb mtt bir 
€>d)on tneine ©djroefter. (©ay ber Spordjertn 8 )!) — 
3d) K)abe mtt bem ffaufmann nid)t§ ju tfnut. 

•ftatftan. So roirft bu o&ne S^etfet toiffen rooHen, 
2Ba§ id) auf meinem 28cge Don bem getnbe, 
©er atferbingS fid) mieber reget, etioa 
Semerft, getroffen? — 3^enn id) unoerfjoien 9 ) . . , 

©alabin. 2tttd) barauf bin id) eben ntdjt mtt bir 
©eileuert 10 ). ©abon roeift id; fd)on, fo mel 
3d) nottjig §oht. — $urg — 

D^atftan. ©ebiete, <Suttan. 

©alabin. 34 tyetfdie beinen ttnterrid)t in ganj 
2$a§ anberm, gan§ roa§ anberm. — ©a bu nun 
So roeife btft: fo fage mtr bod) etnmal — 



1) the same. — 2) incessantly. — 3) plain sense. — 4) is dis- 
gusting. — 5) question. — 6) candidly. — 7) at the lowest rate. — 
8) take that, eaves-dropper! — 9) with candor. — 10) ifc is uot 
just this way, that I am steering my course. 



— 68 — 

2Ba§ fiir etn ©laube, ma§ fitr ein ©efe| 
$at bir am meiften eingeteud)tet *) ? 

$ft a t § a n. (Sultan, 
%tf) Un ein Sub', 

@ a I a b i n. Unb i<§ ein TO ufehnann. 
S)er Kfjrift ift amifdfjen un3. — Sort biefen brei 
SReligionen fann bod) eine nur 
©ic ma^re fein. — @tn 3Kamt, tote bu, bleibt ba 
5Rid&t ftefjen 2 ), too ber 3ufaE ber ©eburt 
3§n T^tngetDorfen ; ober menu er bleibt, 
SBIcibt er au§ ginjtd&t, ©rttnben, SBafjI be§ SBcffcrn *)• 
SBofjIan! fo iijeile beine ©tnftd&t mir 
SDenn tnit. Safs tntc^ bie ©ru'nbe §5ren, benen 
3d) felber nadfougriibeln 4 ) ntd^t bie 3eit 
©ebabt. 2af$ mid) bie SBa^f, bie biefe ©riinbe 
SBeftimmt 5 ) — fcerftefjt ftd^, im 23ertrauen 6 ) — ttriffen, 
SDamit id) fie ju meiner mad)e 7 ). — 2Bie? 
©u fiu|eft? magft mid) tnit bem 9tuge? — $ann 
SBofyf fein, ba$ id) ber erfte (Sultan bin, 
©er.eine fold)e ©riHe §at, bie mid) 
2>od) eine§ Sultan§ eben nid)t fo ganj 
ttnmiirbig biinft. — yi'xfyt toafyr? <So rebe bod)! 
<Sj)rid) ! — Ober nriflft bu etnen $ugenblitf, 
&id) $u bebenfen 8 )? (&ut, id) geb' il)n bir. — 
(Ob fie mof)I l)ord)t 9 )? 3* toiH fie boci) belaufd)en; 
SBtH l)5ren, ob id)'3 red)t gemad^t. — ) ®enf nad()! 
©efdjnrinb ben!' nad)! 3$ fciume nid)t, jurudt 
3u fommen. 

((Sir geljt in ba§ ftebenjimmer, nad) ttieldjem fi$ <S>iftafj begeben.) 

3>edjsfer Jitftriff. 

fllatljatt (aflein). 

&m! §m! — ttmnberlidfj! — SCBie ift 
mix benn 10 )? — 2Ba§ toitt ber (Sultan? ma§? 3d) bin 
2luf ©elb gefa&t 11 ) unb er toil! — 2Ba$r$cit. SOBa^cit! 
Unb nnfl fie fo, — fo baar, fo blanf 12 ), — al§ ob 
©ie SGBa^r^ett TOiin^e mare! — 3a, menn nod) 
Ufalte 9Mnfte, bie gcmogen marb! — 

1) has most convinced you? — 2) stop at, stick to that spot. — 
3) from preference of the better. — 4) to ponder. — 5) determined. 

— 6) of course, in confidence. — 7) that I make that choice my own. 

— 8) for reflection. — 9) I wonder, if she hearken? — 10) what 
shall I call this? — 11) prepared for cash. — 12) ready, smooth. 



— 69 — 

©a§ ginge not!) *) ! 2lf(ein fo neuc SWlunje, 
©ie nur ber ©tentpel mad)t 2 ), bte man auf§ 93rett 
9?ur aafylen barf 3 ), ba§ i(t fie bod; nun nidjt 4 )! 
2Bie ©eib in Sad, fo ftridfje man in $o{)f 
Sludfj SBafyrfyeit ein? 2Ber ift benn f)ier ber 3ube? 
3d) ober er?- — ©od) toie? ©ollf er audj moljl 
©ie SBatyrfjeit ntd^t in ffia^eit fobern? — 3tt>ar, 
3tt)ar ber 53erbad)t, baft er bie SDSa^r^eit nur 
9H§ $alle braudje, toar' aud) gar ju flein ! — 
3u flein? — 2Ba§ ift fiir einen ©rofcen benn 
3u flein 5 )? — ©ett)if3, gevr>ife : er fturjte mit 
©er Satire fo in§ £>au§ 6 )! 9ftan poc^t bod), §5rt 
©od) erfi, toenn man al§ $reunb fid; nafyt. — 3d) muft 
93efjutjam gefyn 7 ) — unb mie? roie ba§? — ©o ganj 
©todjube 8 ) fein ju moflen, — gef)t fdjon nid)t. — 
Unb ganj unb gar nid)t 3 u °e 9 )/ 9 e ^ ^0$ minber. 
©enn, menu fein 3 u be, burft' er mid) nur fragen, 
2Barum fein 9ftufelmann? — ©a§ roar's! ©a§ fann 
W\d) retten! — ftid)t bie ®inber Mo§ fpeist man 
W\t SDtardjen ab 10 ). — ©r fommt. (£r fomme nur! 

fruknia ^uftriff. 

©nlabtu unb jftatfjatu 

© a I a b i n. (So ift ba% fjelb f)ier rein ' *) !) — 3d) f omm bir bodj 
SRidjt ju gefdfjttrinb guriid? ®u bift ju SRanbe 12 ) 
3Kit beiner Uebedegung. — 91un fo rebe! 
@§ §5rt un§ feine ©eele. 

Dlatfjan. 2K5d&t' aud) bod) 13 ) 
©ie gauge SEBelt un§ fjflren. 

©alabin. ©o geroifs 
3ft 9lat()an feiner <Sad)e? £a! ba§ nenn' 
3d) einen SBeifen! 9He bie 2Ba§r$eit ju 
»er6ef)len! fiir fie aHe§ anf ba$ ©pie! i4 ) 
3u fe£en! Seib unb Seben! ©ut unb Slut! 

92 a t $ a n. 3a ! }a ! roenn'3 n5if)ig ift unb niifet. 

©alabin. 55on nun 
Sin barf id) f)off en, einen meiner S itel, 

1) that might still pass. — 2) which is only valued by its stamp. 
— 3) to pay down. — 4) well, truth is no such thing. — 5) what then 
is too little for a great man. — 6) he tumbled so suddenly with the 
door into the house. — 7) be on my guard! — 8) to play the down- 
right, rough Jew. — 9) and not at all the Jew. — 10) feed, entertain 
satisfy. — 11) clear. — 32) done. — 13) would, that. — 14) at stake. 



-'70 - 

Serbefferer ber SBett unb be§ ©efe|e§, 
3)«t Stedjt *u fufjren 1 ). 

9? a t f) a n. Sraun 2 ), ctn fd)5ner Xitel ! 
®odj, ©u(tan, el)' id) mid) bir gan^ bertraue, 
@rlaubft bu moljl, bir ein ©efd)tdjtd)en ju 
Srjafyfen? 

© a f a b i n. SDBarum ba§ nid)t? 3d) bin fletS 
@in greunb gemefen Don ©efd)id)ten, gut 

91 a 1 1; a u. 3a, gut evjjft^len, baZ ift nun 
SBotyl eben meine ©ad)e 3 ) nid)t. 

©alabin. ©d)on loieber 
So JI0I3 bcfd&ciben? — SOTacfc 4 )! crjffl&r, crja^lc! 

•ft at!) an. $or grauen 3al)rcn 5 ) iebt' eiu Wlann tm Often, 
®er einen JRtng Don imfd)a§barem 2Bert§ 
3lu§ lieber £)anb 6 ) befafi. ©er ©tein mar eiu 
Opal, ber l)unbcrt |d)5ne gar&en [pielte 7 ), 
Hub Ijatte bie gefyeime ffraft, tior ©ott 
Uub UJtenfdjen angeneljm gu mad)en, roer 
3n biefer 3uoer[id)t iljn trug. 28a§ SBunber,. 
Safe iljn ber 9Jfonn tm Often barum nie 
S3om Singer Heft, unb hk S3erfiigung traf, 
*9luf cttJtg i&n bei feincm ipaufe gu 
6rl)aften? DMmlid) fo. Sr liefe ben Sfting 
95ou feinen ©5tjnen bem ©eliebteften; 
Unb jeijte feft 8 ), bafc btefer roieberum 
©en SRing Don feinen ©ofjnen bem oermad)e, 
©er ibm ber Siebfte fci; unb fttt§ ber Stebfte 9 ) 
Obn' «nfe§u ber ©ebutt, in ffraft 10 ) a£tein 
©e3 fting§, baZ fraupt, ber Qfiirft be§ §aufc§ u ) toerbe. — 
$erfte()' mid), ©ultan. 

© a I a b i n. 3* berftel)' bid). SBeiier ! 

9?atban. ©o fam ,2 ) nun btefer $ing, Don ©ol)n ju ©o^n, 
9(uf einen Safer enblid) Don brei ©51)nen, 
©ie alle brei ibm g(eid) geborfam mareu, 
©ie atle brei er fofglid) gletd) ju lieben 
j©id)_nid)t_entbred)en lonnte 18 ). 9htr Don 3^t 

1) deserve. — 2) indeed. — 3) my part. — 4) quickly! make 
haste! — 5) in days of yore. — 6) presented to him by dear hands. 
— 7) beamed in a hundred colors. — 8) and made the rule. — 
9) the best loved. — 10) in virtue of the ring alone. — 11) the chief 
of the family. — 12) passed. — 13) he could not help bestowing 
equal love. 



- 71 - 

3u 3ett j$ien t§m Balb ber, T6alb biefer, oaib 

©er britte, — fo tute jeber ftd| mil iljm 

Mein befanb 1 ), unb fetn ergiegenb 2 ) fterj 

©ie anbern gmet nicfjt tfjeilten, — tmtrbiger 

©e3 SttngeS, ben er bemt audj cutem jc'ben 

©ie frommc 6rf) marine it fjatte, p Derfprccftcit. 

©aS Qtitg nun jo, fo fang' c3 ging. — Mein 

@§ fam sum Sterben*), unb ber pufe Sater 

Aommt in Seriegenfieit. g§ fdjmerat ifjn, jtoet 

Son feineu Sofjnen, bie ftrfj our fcin SBort' 

Serlaffen, fo 311 franfen 4 ). — 9BaS ju tfjun 5 )? — 

®r fenbet in gefjeim $u einem flunftlet, 

Set bem er; natf) bem TOufter feine§ Minge§, 

3tt)et anbere beftellt 6 ), unb foeber ftoffen 

9?ocf) Wufc fparen $et&t, fie jenem gfeid), 

Soflfommen gfeid) ju marfjen 7 ). ©a§ gelingt 

©em ffiinftler 8 ). ©a er tljm bie Minge .bringt, 

®ann felbft ber Safer feiuen 9)frtfterring 9 ) 

yiitfjt unterfefjeiben. grolj unb freubig ruft 

@r feine Soljne, jeben inSbefonbre; 

©iebt jebem iiiybefonbre fetnen 6egen, — 

Unb fetnen Ming, — unb fttrbt. — ©u I)5rft bodj, ©ultan? 

©alabtn (ber fid) betroffen 10 ) Don iljm gefoanbf). 
3d) fjor\ idj §ore! — ftomm mit beinem 9ftard)en 
Slur balb ^u tfnbe. — SBtrb'3 11 )? 

92a t^an. 34 bin ju Ghibe. 
©enn roa§ nod) folgt, tjerftefjt fid) }a Don f el 6ft. — 
flaunt mar ber Safer tobt, fo fommt ein jeber 
Wit feinem Sing, unb jeber mtfl ber fjiirft 
©e§ £)aufe§ fetn. Win unterfudjt, man janft, 
Tlan flagt 12 ). Umfonft; ber retire Ming mar nidfjt 
6rmei§licf) 13 ); — 

(n ; a<§ ctner $aufe, in toefcrer er be§ Eu(tan§ ^nifoort ertoartei): 

faft fo unermeislid) 14 ), aU 
Un§ Jefct — ber recite <Sfau6e. 

©a lab In. 2Bte? ka$ foil 
©ie Slntmort fein auf meine grage? ... 



1) was left alone with him. — 2) his overflowing. — 3) as the 
timo of death approached. — 4) to aggravate. — 5) what should he 
do? — 6) he orders. —7) to make them perfectly resemble his own. 

— 8) the artist succeeds. — 9) the model ring. — 10) in perplexity. 

— 11) will you? -* 12) they sue. — 13) was not provable; could 
y not be proved. — 14) almost as unprovable. 



— 72 - 

Kat^on. ©oil 
Wtf) Mojj entfdjulbigen, roenn id) bie 9ltnge 
3ttir nid&t getrau' *) %w unterfdjeiben, bte 
©er SSater in ber ^Ibfid^t madden ttefs, 
©amit fie nid^t ju unterfd^etbcn rcaren. 

S a I a b i n. ®ie $inge ! — ©piele nidjt mit tnir 2 ) ! — 3<jj) bafyk, 
©aft bte Keligionen, bte id) bit 
©enannt, bod) tooljl ju unterfc^etben ttmren 3 ). 
SiS auf bie ftleibung; bi§ auf ©peif unb Sranf 4 )! 

9?atl}an. Unb nur Don ©eiten tfjrer ©rttnbe nidjt. — 
©enn grunben aide fid) nid&t auf ©efd)id)te? 
©efdjrieben ober iiberlief ert 5 ) ! — Unb 
©ejdfjidjte muj$ bod) mofyl aflein 6 ) auf 2reu' 
Unb ©lauben 7 ) angenotnmen roerben? — 5ftid)t 8 )? — 
SRirn raeffen £reu' unb ©lauben jie^t man be'nn 
9tm roenigften in 3^eifel 9 ) ? ©od) ber Seinen 10 )? 
©o$ beren SBIut loir finb? bocf) beren, bie 
33on Sinbljett an un3 ^roben t^rer fitebe 
©egeben 11 )? bie unS nie gefaufd)!, al3 loo 
©et'aufdjt ^u raerben un§ fyeiffamer roar? — 
2Bie !ann tdj meinen SSatern roeniger, 
3U§ bu ben betnen gtauben? Ober umgelel^rt 12 ): 
$ann id) t)on bir Derlangen, bafe bu betne 
93orfal)ren Sitgen ftrafft 13 ), urn meinen nid)t 
3u ttriberfpredjen? Ober umgefebrt. 
©a§-5Ramlid&e gilt 14 ) Don ben G&riften. 5Rid^t? - 

©alabin. (Sci'bcm 2ebcnt)igen 15 ) ! ©er 2Jlann $at 9ted&t. 
3d; mufe t)erftummen.) 

91 a t § a n. Safe auf unfre King' 
Un§ ttrieber fommen. 2Bie gefagt: bie 65I)ne 
SSerflagten fid); unb jeber fd)tnur bem 9tid;ter, 
Unmittelbar au§ feine§ 53aler§ §anb 
©en King $u fyahtn — rote aud) roaljr 16 )! — nad)bem 
Kr Don ifjm lange ba§ SSerfaredjen fdjon 
®eT)abt, be§ IHtnge§ 53orred)t etnmal ju 
©entefsen. — SBte nid)t mtnber loafjr! — ©er 93ater, 

1) if I do not venture to decide. — 2) beware of trifling with 
me! — 3) are, I am sure, discernible. — 4) so far as even clothing, 
food, beverage. — 5) traditional. — 6) is the only thing. — 7) which 
must be received on good faith. — 8) or is it not so? — 9) which 
we doubt the least. — 10) is it not that of our own people? — 
11) did prove their love? — 12) or on the contrary. — 13) should 
give the lie to your ancestors. — 14) the same thing may be said. — 
15) by Him, who is alive! — 16) as it was in fact. 



— 73 — 

23etfjeu'rte jcber, !5nnc gegen ten 
SRidfjt falfd^ getoefen fein; unb el)' er biefe§ 
3Son i|m, Don einem fold&en lieben SSater, 
Slrgrootynen laff : el)' muff er fetne Sriiber, 
©o gem er fonft Don iljnen nur ba§ Seftc 
SBerctt $u glauben fet, be§ fallen @piel§ 
Se^eiljen; unb er tootte bte SSerrdl^er 
<5$on au§jufinben toiffen; fid) fcfyon radfjen. 

S a lab in. Unb nun ber Sidjter? — 3Rid) Derlangt ju l)5ren, 
2Ba8 bu ben Sifter fagen Xdffeft. Spria) ! 

5 a t 1) a n. ©er fRic^ter fprad) : toenn i§r mtr nun ben Sater 
3H$t Balb jur Stefle fd^afft *), fo metf' idj eud(j 

3Son meinem Stuljle 2 ). ©enft i§r, baft icf) SaH)fel 

3u lofen ba bin? Dber garret iljr, 

93i§ baf; ber red)te Sling ben OTunb erflffne 3 J ? — 

©odj fyalt? Sdj Pre ja, ber recite Sing 

93efi£t bte SBunberlroft beliebt ju madfjen, 

95or ©ott unb OJtenfdjen angeneljm. ©a§ muf$ 

Sntfdjeiben ! ©enn bte faljd^en Singe toerben 

©0$ ba% nid)t I5nnen! — Sun, men lieben &toei 

S5on eudj am meiften? — %Rcvi)t, fagt an 4 )! 3$r }d()toeigt? 

©ie Singe toirfen nur guriid 5 )? wnb nidjt 

91adt> aufeen? $eber liebt fid) felber nur 

9lm meiften? — D fo feib iljr aKe brei 

95etrogene Setriiger! (Sure Singe 

<5inb aHe brei nidjt ed)t. ©er edjte Sing 

3Jermutyltd& ging Derloren. ©en SScrluft 

3u bergen, §u erfeijen, fiefs ber 33ater 

©ie brei fur einen madden. 

6 a lab in. §erriid&! $errlid)! 

Satljan. Unb alfo, fufjr ber Sifter fort, toenn i$r 
Sidjt tneinen Satlj, ftatt tnetne§ ©prucfye*, too Hi: 
©eljt nur! — 9Ketn Satl) ift aber ber: ifjr neljmt 
©ie 6acf)e D5flig toie fte liegt. $a\ Don 
@ud^ jeber feinen Sing Don fcinem SSater: 
^0 glaube jeber fidget feinen Sing 
©en edjten. — ^ftoglid), baft ber SJaier nun 
©ie Stnrannei be§ einen Sing§ nidjt langer 
3n feinem §aufe bulben tooflen! — Unb getoiJ3, 
©a& er end) afle brei geliebt, unb gleidj 

1) bring before me. — 2) I shall send you away from my chair. 
— 3) speak for itself. — 4) be quick, tell! — 5) react only on your- 
selves. 



— 74 — 

©eliebt: inbem er groei ntd^t triiben mogen, 
Urn einen gu begiinftigen. — SBoblan! 
(£§ eifre 1 ) jeber fctncr unbefiodjnen 2 ), 
$on Sorurt^eilcn freien Siebe nad)! 
63 ftrebe non euci) jeber urn bic 2£ette 3 ), 
S£)ic ffraft be§ ©teinS in feinem King an Stag 
3« legen 4 )! fomme biefer ftiaft mit ©anftmutl), 
Wit fyerjfidjer ^ertrdglid)fctt, mit 3£oI)lt&un, 
Wit innigfter (Jrgebenbeit in ©ott, 
3u $utf 5 )\ Unb roenn ftdj bann bcr Steine flraftc 
53ct cuern ffinbe§*$inbe§finbern 6 ) au§crn: 
©o lab' id; itber taufenb taufenb 3abre 
©ie tuiebcrum Dor biefen Sfubl. <£)a rotrb 
(gin roeij'rer SKann auf biefem ©tul)Ie fi|en, 
9113 id); unb fpredjen. ©e£)t! — 60 fagte ber 
93efd)etbne Svidjter. 

©alabin. ©ott! ©ott! 

92atban. ©alabin, 
SBenn bu bid) fiiljleft, biefer roeifere 
S3erfprod)'ne 9ftann 511 fein . . . 

©alabin (t)er auf ifjn suftiiqt, unb feinc §cmb crgretft, bie er V\% 
ju (Snbe ntct)t tnieber fafyren la&t). 

• 3d) ©taub? 3d) 5Rid&t§? 
O ©ott! 

3tat$an. 2Ba§ ift btr 7 ), ©ultan? 

©alabin. 9ktl)an, lteber s Jkt()an! — 
®ie taufenb taufenb Sa^rc beine§ 9Rtd)ter§ 
©inb nod) ntc^t urn 8 ). — Setn 3ftirf)tcrftul)t ift nidjt 
©er meine. — ©eb! — ©eb! — 9tber fet tnetn grcunb. 

5ft at I) an. Unb setter ijcitte ©alabin mir nid)t§ 
3u fagen? 

©alabin. 9iidjt§. 

Dht^an. 9!id&t§? 

©alabin. ©ar ntdjt§. — Unb ttjarum? 

9? a t b a n. 3$ fya'tte nod) ©elegenfyeit gettmnfdjt, 
3)ir eine 33itte uorjutragen. 

©alabin. ©ranch's 
©elegenbett ^u einer SBitte? — $ebe! 

W. all) an. 3d) fomm ucn einer voeiten 9teif, auf toefdjer 
3d) ©d)ulben etngeirieben. — 5 a ft bab' id) 

1) emulate. — 2) unbiassed. — 3) let each vie with the other. 
— 4) to prove. — 5) to aiJ. — 6) great-grandchildren. — 7) what 
ails you? — 8) have not yet elapsed. 



— 75 — ^ 

$)e§ baaren ©elb§ gu triel. — ©ie Qfit beginnt 
SBebenflid) *) roieberum gu roerben; — unb 
34 toetfj nidjt red)!, mo fidjcr bamit Ijtn 2 ). — 
©a bacfit' id), ob nidgt bu mcHeidjt — raeil bodj 
©in naljer 3 ) ®rieg be* ©elbe§ immer tnclji* 
Krforbert — etma§ braudjen fonntcft. 

©alabin (tym fteif*) in bte 2Iugcn fe^ertb.) 9]atf)an! — 
34 raid nid)t fragen, ob 2(l=£)afi fdjon 
Set bit geraefen; — mill nicfjt nnterfudjen, 
Db bid) nidjt fonft ein 9Irgmol)n ireibt, mir bie[e§ 
©rbteien freierbing§ 5 ) $u tljttn . . . 

5ft at!) an. ©in Strgroofrt? 

©a la bin. 3c^ bin i&n mcrt^ 6 ). — SScrjeiy mir! — benn 
tt)a§ gift's? 
34 mufc bir nur geftefcen, — baji i4 im 
Segriffe tear 7 ) — 

9? a 1 1) a n. 2)od) nidjt, ba§ SRamlidje 
2(n mid; $u fu4en? 

6 a lab in. MerbtngS. 

9iatlj an. ©0 mar' 
Un§ bciben [a geljolfen 8 )! ©a& idj ciber 
©ir a tic meine Saarfdjaft nicf/t fann fdjtden, 
2)a§ mad)t 9 ) bet* juiige £empe(fjerr. ©u fennft 
35n ja. 3^m l)ab' id) eine grofje M* 10 ). 
Sorter nod) ju bejaljlen. 

©a lab in. Sempell&err? 
®u tuirft bod) 11 ) meine fdjiimmfien $einbe nic^t 
Wit beinem ©elb aud) unterfiiiijett moflen? 

Watty an. 34 [precf;c Don bem einen nnr, bem bu 
®a§ Seben fparteft . . . 

© a 1 a b i n. 2lf) ! rooran erinnerft 
®u mid)! — £ab' id) bod) biefen 3ungling gang 
Sergeffeu! — Rennft bit ifna? — 2Bo ift er? 

ft at I) an. 2Bie? 
©0 raei&t bu nid)t, tote Diet Don beiner ©nabe 
gut ifjn, butd) if)n auf mid) gefloffcn? 6r, 
@r mit ©efaljr be§ neu erfjattnen 2eben§, 
§at meine Softer au§ bem geu'r gerettet. 



1) critical. — 2) where to lodge it safely. — 3) coming, intended. 

— 4) steadily. — 5) spontaneously. — 6) I deserve it. — 7) I was 
just about. — 8) both of us were out of trouble. — 9) arises from. 

— 10) amount, sum. — 11) I hope you will not. 



- - 76 — 

6alabin. @r? §at er bat 1 )? — §a! banad) fo^ er au§ 2 )! 
©a§ fydtte, traun! mein iBruber aud) getfjan, 
©em er fo df)nelt! — 3ft er benn nod) fyier? 
So bring' ifyn fjer! 3d) fyabt meiner ©djroefter 
93on biefem ifyrem 53ruber, ben fie nidjt 
©efannt, fo biel eqdfylet, bafc id) fie 
©ein (Sbenbilb bod& aud) mufc fer)en laffen! — 
©ef>, ^ol' iljn! — 2Bte au§ einer gnten SEfjat, 
©ebar fie aud) fc^on blojse £eibenfd)aft 3 ), 
©od) fo biel anbre gute Sljaten ftiefcen! 
©e§, *oP i^n! 

9Z a t Ij a n (inbem er SalabinS §anb fatyren Ifijjt). 
$tugenblicf§! Unb bei bem anbern 
93leibt e§ bod) and) 4 )? (9I&.) 

Sal a bin. $fy! baft idj 5 ) meine Sd)rcefter 
5Jcidjt Ijordjen laffen! — 3u i^r ! gu tfjr! — ©enn 
2Bie foil id) 6 ) afle§ ba§ i$r nun erjdfylen? 

($b Don ber anbern 6eite 7 ). 

^djfer .Aitfiritf. 

$ie Scene: unter ben Spalmen, in ber 5ttaf)e be§ $lofter§, too ber 
£emj)elfjerr ^Rai^anS toartet. 

Sempelljerr (geljt, nut fief) felbft fampfenb, auf unb ab; bi§ er 
foSfcridjt*). 

— §ier Wit ba§ Dpfertljier ermiibet [till. — 

Wun gut 9 )! Sdj ntag nidjt, mag nid)t ndljer 10 ) tuiffen, 

2Q3a§ in mir borgefyt; mag borau§ nid)t mittern, 

2Ba§ borgeljn lotrb. — ©enug, id) bin umfonft 

©eflcfyn; umfonft. — Unb raeiter fount' id) bod) 

5Iud) nid)t§, al§ fliefyn 11 )! — 9?un fomm, roa§ fommen foil 12 )! — 

3^m au§^ubeugen, mar ber Sireid) §u fd)neH 

©efaflen ; unter ben ju fommen, id) 

So lang' unb biel mid) meigerte. — Sie fefyn, 

©ie id) in fet)n fo menig liiftem mar, — 

Sie feljn, unb ber 6ntfd)luf3, fie mieber au3 

©en 2(ugen nie ju laffen. — 2Ba§ Sntfdfolujs ? 

gntid)Iuf) ift $orfa£, Ztjat: unb id), id) Ittt', 

1) he did? did he so? — 2) he did look like it. — 3) though 
born by mere emotion. — 4) that, I hope, is settled. — 5) why did 
I not. — (i) how can I find wurds. — 7) goes through the oppojite 
door. — 8) begins, bursts forth. — 9) well then. — 10) more closely. 

— 11) all 1 could do was to flee. — 12) what may! 



— 77 — 

3d; rttte Mofc. — Sie fefjn *), unb ba3 ©efitfji, 

9ln fie oerftrtdt, in fie t)ertnebt gu fein 2 ), 

2Bar einS. — Sleibt ein§. — *8on Ujr getrennt 

3u leben, ift mir ganj unbenfbar; mar' 

Sfteht-Stob, — unb too loir immer nadj bem Sobe 

9?od) finb, aud) ba mem £ob. — 3ft ba§ nun Siebe: 

@o — liebi ber Sempelr titer fretltd), — fie&t 

©er Shrift ba§ Subenmabcpen freiiid). — §m ! 

2Ba§ tout's 3 )? — 3d) §ab' in bem gelobten Sanbe 4 ), — 

Unb brum and) mir gelo b t auf immerbar! 

©er SSorurt^eile me^r fdjon abgelegt. — 

233a§ luill mein Orben aud} ? 3dj ^empel^err 

*8tn tobt; roar oon bem Slugenblid i$m tobt, 

©er mid; §u ©alabin§ ©efangnen madjte. 

©cr @opl ben ©alabtn mtr fdjenfte, loaY 

9#ein alter? — 3ft ein neuer; ber oon aHem 

9ttc§t§ toeij}, toa§ jenem eingeplaubert marb 5 ), 

£8a§ jenen banb; — unb ift ein beffrer; fur 

©en oaterltdjen £)immel 6 ) mel&r gemad)t 7 ). 

©a§ fpur' id) }a. ©enn eift mil if)tn beginn' 

3d) fo $u benfen, mie mein 95ater frier 

©ebad)t rnufc §aben; menu man $?crd)en nidjt 

S3on ifjm mtr oorgelogen. — SKdr^en? — bod) 

®an$ glaublidje; bie glaubltdjer mtr nie, 

211 § jeitf gefdjtenen, ba id) nur ©efaljr 

3u firaudjeln laufe, too er fiel. — <£r pel? 

3d) totfl mit 9JMnnern lieber fallen, al§ 

Wil fttnbern fiefyn. — ©ein SSeifpiel biirget mtr 8 ) 

giir fctnen SBeifaH. Unb an toeffen SeifaH 

Siegt mir benn fonft? — 5In Dkibans? — O an beffen 

(Srmuntruug tnefjr, al§ SeifaH, fann e§ mir 

dlod) toeniger gebredjen 9 ). — SBeld) ein 3ube! — 

Unb ber fo ganj nur 3ube fdjeinen tottl 10 )! 

©a fommt er; fommt mit §aft; gliiljt Retire greube 11 ). 

2£er fara.bom ©alabin je anberS? §e! 

$>e, flatten ! 



1) seeing her, to see her. — 2) to be bound up heart and soul 
with her. — 3) what of that? — 4) holy land. — 5) talked into the 
other. — 6) native zone. — 7) better suited. — 8) warrants me. — 
9) I shall be less wanting. — 10) desires to pass for a mere Jew! — 
11) radiant with glowing joy! 



- 78 - 
gamier Juffritf. 

Watfyan unb ber £emuenjerr* 

9tat$an. 2Bie? feib 3*)t J 3? 

2empel&err. 3&r Ijabt 
<Sef)r fang' ®udj bet bem Sultan aufgefjaiten. 

SRatJan. So lange nun rooi)i nidjt. 34 toarb im §ingef)tt 
3u Die! oerroeilt. — 3t&, xoc§x\\§ Surb; ber SDtonn 
©te$t feinen 3tu$m J ). ©ein Su^m ift bio£ fein ©fatten. — 
%o6) lajst oor alien ©ingen (£ud) gefdjtoinb 
dlux fa gen . . . 

£em pell) err. 28a§? 

91 at!) an. . gr toiH gud) fpred^en; toill, 
SDafi ungefaumt 3$r ^u i§m fommt. SBegleitet 
8Rid& nur nad) £>aufe, mo id) nod) fiir i^n 
Srft etroa§ anber» gu berfiigen l^abe 2 ): 
Unb bann, fo geljn tuir. 

£ e m p e 1 fj e r r. SRatflatt, ©uer fga\i§ 
Setret' id) roieber efjer nidjt . . . 

lift at!) an. ©o feib 
3$r bod) irtbeft fd&on ba getoefen? Ijabt 
3nbc'6 fie bodj gefprodjen? — Stan? — ©agt: ttrie 
©efadt (£ud) !ftec^a? 

3; e m p e I f) e r r. Ueber alien 2tu§brud 3 ) ! 
OTein, — fie mieberfeljn — ba$ toerb' idj nie! 
*ftte! nie! — 3$r miiBtet mir §ur ©telle 4 ) bcnn 
$erfpred)en: — bafc id) fie auf immer, immer — 
Sod fonnen fef)n. 

31 a t f) a n. 28ie tooUt 3$r, bag td& baS 
23erfte£)' 5 )? 

Setnpel&err (nad; etner furjen Spaufe ifjm plotjlidj urn ben §at£ 
fattenb). 

9^ein S5ater ! 
yiatfyan. — Sanger 9ttann! 
Sempetfjerr (tfjn tbm fo ptojjtta) toieber taffenb 6 ). 

SRtcfct ©of)n? — 
34 bitt' guc&, Station! - 

Diatfjan. Sieber junger yjlannl 

2 em p el $ err. 9tid)t ©obn? — 34 bitt' (Sua), Katyanl — 
34 bei4roor' 
@u4 bet ben erften 93anben ber SRatur! — 

1) stands for, answers his fame. — 2) arrange. — 3) beyond all 
words, expression. — 4) on the spot. — 5) how am I to take your 
words? — 6) quitting. 



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3ie^t ifjnen fpatrc fjcffeln bodj nidjt Dor ! — 

SBegnugt (Suet) bod) ein SJtenjd) §u fein! — ©fo{$t mid) 

Wkjt Don £ud) x ) ! 

9tat§an. Sicber, liebcr fjrcunb! . . . 

Xempelfjerr. lino Soi>? 
©o^n nidjt? — $11$ bann uid)t, oann nidjt einmal, tuenn 
Cgrfeuntlidjfeit gum ipergen Surer 2od)tcr 
SDer Siebe fdjon ben £8eg gebafjnet ftcitte ? 
2lud) bann nid)t einmal, menu in ein§ §u fd)melj$en 
$luf ©uern 33inf nur beibe martcten? — 
3$r fd)meigt? 

S J£ a t % a n. 3§ r uberrafd}! mid), junger SRitter. 

£empell)err. 3d) uberrajay &\xd) ? — u6erra)ay (Sudj, Diatfjan, 
9Jttt Snern eigenen ©ebanfen? — 3fa 
SSerfennt fie bod) in meinem 9ftunbe nid)t? — 
3d) uberrafdV (Sua)? 

■ft a 1 1) a n. (£1)' id) einmal meift, 
2£a§ fur ein ©tauffen^) Suer Safer btnn 
©emejen i[t! 

% e m p e 1 5 e r r. 2Ba3 fagt Sljr, 9tat&an ? raa§ ? — 
3n biefem 2lugcnblide ful)lt 3f)r nidjtS, 
2ll§ fteubegier? 

91 a 1 5 a n. 3)enn fe&t ! 3<*j §abe felbffc 
SSofyl einen ©tauffen e^cbem gefannt, 
®cr Gonrab fyiefc. 

2etnpel&err. -ftun — tnenn mein SSater benn 
9iun tbtn fo gerjeiften fjdtte? 

DZat^an. SBafcritd)? 

3: e m p e 1 § e r r. 3d) t)ei jie jelber ia nact) meinem S3ater : Surb 
3ft Eonrab. 

9£ a 1 1) a n. 9}un — jo mar mein Gonrab bod) 
91id)t (£uer $ater. SDenn mein Gonrab mar, 
23a§ 3^; iDar Sempelfjerr; mar nie oermdI)lt. 

£ e m p e I f) e r r. D barum 3 ) ! 

91 at & an. 23ie? 

2 em pell) err. O barum 4 ) fonnt' er bod) 
9ftein 53ater mofjl geraejen fein. 

Siatftan. 3fjr fd)crjt. 

Sempell). UnbSljr ne&mt 5 3 roafjriid) j.u genau 5 )! — 23a3 mdV£ 
Senn nun? 80 ma§ 6 ) ton SSaftarb ober 53anfert! 

1) reject. — 2) what member of the family of Stauffen. — 3) that 
is no reason. — 4) despite of that. — 5) you are too nice! take it 
too seriously. — 6) something like. 



- 80 — 

2)er @d;iag *) ift cmd; nid&t ju berad;ten. — ®od; 
@ntla&t mid) 2 ) immer meiner ^nenprobe 3 ). 
3$ mitt Kurfj (Surer mieberum enttaffen. 
D?id)t float, aB ob id; ben geringften 3meifel 
3n Suern Stammbaum 4 ) fefcte. ©ott bepte 5 )! 
3r;r fonnt i§ix Sfott bor Slatt Bis abradant 
§inauf belegen 6 ). Unb Don ba fo luetter, 
2Bei& id) ifjn felbft ; toitt id; Hjn felbft befd)m5ren 7 ). 

9? a 1 5 a n. 3*)r merbet bitter. — ©od& berbien' id&'S? — ©djfug 
3$ benn gu<§ fd)on ma§ ab? — 3d(j mill <£ud) p 
9hir bei bem 2Borte nid)t hm Slugenblicf 
<5o faffen 8 ). — ^Better nldjtt, 

2em}3er§err. ©emifj? — 3?id)t3 meiter? 
D fo bergebt! . . . 

5R a t § a n. !Rim fommt nur, fommt ! 

2 em pelf) err. 2Bo§in? 
Winl — W\t in ®uer QauZ? — ®a§ nicfjt! ba§ nid)t! — 
©a brennt'3! — 34 roitt ®ud) fjier ermarten. ©ef)t! — 
©ott id) fie mieberfeljn: fo fe&' idfj fie 
Ittod) oft genug. 2Bo nicfjt 9 ): fo fafj id) fie 
@d)on Die! gu btel . . . 

9? a t fj a n. 3d; mitt mid; moglidjft eilen. 

J5e(jufer cftuflritf. 

£>er £empettjerr- unb balb barauf £>aja* 

% e m p e 1 $ e r r. <Sd)on mcT;r aI8 g'nug ! — 2)e3 9ttenfd)en #lnt 
fa&t fo 
Unenblid) btel; unb ift bod; mandjmal and) 
So l)18feli(^ bott! Don einer ftletnigfeit 
So pVdlWtf) bott! — Sauflt nid&t§) taugt nid)t§ 10 ); e§ fet 
s #ud) bott, motion e§ mitt. — £)od) nur ©ebulb! 
©ie ©eele mirft bm aufgebunf'nen ©toff 
SBalb in einanber 11 ), fd&afft fid; $aum, unb 2td)t 
Unb Drbnung fommen mieber. — 2ieb' id) h(tnn 
3um erftenmafe? — Ober mar, ma§ idf; 
9113 Siebe fenne, Siebe nid)t? — 3ft Siebe 
9Jur ma§ id) jetjt empfinbe? . . . 



1) race, kind. — 2) spare me. — 3) proof of gentility. — 4) pe- 
digree. — 5) God forbid! — 6) attest. — 7) swear to it. — 8) fix 
you to your word. — 9) if not. — 10) that is bad, is good for nothing. 
— 11) condenses. 



- SI - 

©aja (bie fi$ ton ber <5ette *jer&eigeJ(§tT<$ett*). 

fitter! JRttter! 

Sempelljerr. 2Ber ruft? - §a, ©oja, 3§r? 

© a j a. 3d) ^aBe mid(j 
23ei ifjrn norbeigeftf)iid)en. $(ber nod& 
$i3nnt' er un§ fel&n, mo 3§r ba ftef)t. — ©rum fommt 
©o$ nafjer ju mir, Winter biefen 93aum. 

S e m p e 1 § e r r. 2Ba§ giebt'3 benn fo gefjeimnifjooll ? — 2Ba§ iji'S ? 

© a J a. 3a too$I bctrifft e§ ein ©efjeimnifc, toa§ 
3Wi$ $u (£ud) brtngt; unb jmar ein boppctteS. 
©a3 eine metis nur idfj; ba§ anbre mifet 
9?ur 3br. — 2Bie toar' e§, roenn loir toufd^ten? 
$ertraut mir (£ure§! — fo bertrau' idj <Eu$ 
©a§ meine. 

S e m j> e I $ e r r. 3Rit SSergniigen. — 2Benn ity nur 
®rft toeifj, toa§ 3^r fur meine§ ad&tet. ©od& 
©a3 mtrb qu§ (Suerm mo^l cr^eEfen. — ftangt 
9?ur immer an. 

©aja. (Si bcnlt bodfj 2 )! — ftein, §err fRtttcr : 
©rfl S^r 3 ), i<$ folge. — ©enn nerfidfjert 4 ), mem 
©e^etmnifj fann (Sud) gar ntc§tg nu|en, toenn 
3d) ntdfjt jutior ba§ (Sure f)abe. -— 9?ur 
©efc&minb! — ©enn frag' i#8 (Sudfj erft ab 5 ): fo fjabt 
3^r nidjt§ nertrauet. DJletn ©efjeimnifc bann 
$8teibt mein ©e^etmnifs; unb ba% (Sure feib 
3&r Io3 6 ). — ©odj, armer fitter! - ©a& t§r banner 
(Sin foldjj ©efjeimnijs t)or un§ SBeibern tyaben 
3u fonnen, aucf) nur glaubt! 

% e m J) e 1 § e r r. ©a§ mir ju fjaben 
Oft feibft nid&t ttjiffen 7 ). 

© a j a. $ann rooljl fein. ©rum mujs 
3d(j freiltdf) erft, @ud) feibft bamit befannt 
3u madden, fdfjon bie $reunbf$aft fjaben. — ©agt: 
2Ba§ *)iejs benn ba§, ba£ 3^r fo £nall unb gall 8 ) 
(Sudj au§ bem 6taube madjtet 9 )? bajj 3bt un§ 
So ft Jen lie&et 10 )? i>ak 3$r nun mit Jtofl&an 
Kidjt roteberfommt? — Spat !Red^a benn fo tuemg 
Sfuf @u$ geroirft 11 )? ttrie? ober aud^, fo mel? — 

1) had come up stealthily. — 2) indeed! — 3) you lead. -— 4) be 
assured. — 5) if I get it from you by questions. — 6) you lost. — 
7) are unconscious of ourselves. — 8) all of a sudden. — 9) abscon- 
ded. — 10) gave us the slip. — 11) was the impression which R. 
made upon you so slight? 



— b2 — 

©o DteH fo mef! — Sefjrt 35* be§ armen $ogel§, 
3)er an ber SRutfce ffebt, ©eflattre ') mtd& 
SDod) fennen! — $uq: geftefjt e§ mtr nur gletd), 
3)af$ 3$r fie liebr, liebt bis ^urn Unfinn 2 ); unb 
3d; fag' (Sud) toaS . . . 

£ e m p e 1 $ e r r. 3um Unjtnn ? SBa$rfi<$ , 3f)r 
33erftef)t (Sua) treffitd) brauf 3 ). 

SDaja. 9?un gebt mtr nur 
®ic Siebe §u; ben Unfinn ttJtH tdj @ud) 
Griaffen 4 ). 

X e m j) e I $ e r r. SBcil er fid) Don felBft 5 ) t>erftef)t ? — 
(£in £empett)err ein 3ubenmdodjen Iteben! . . . 

©aja. ©djeint freiltdj toenig ©inn ju l&aben. — Sod) 
3umeilen ift be3 ©tnn3 in einer <5adje 
Sludfj me$r, al§ mtr nermutfyen; unb e§ toare 
©o uuerprt 6 ) bod) nid&t, bafe un§ ber §etlanb 
2luf 233egen ju fid) &5ge, bie ber $luge 
55on f eibft 7 ) nidjt leicfjt betreten trmrbe. 

%tmp el§ err. £)a§ 
©o feierlid)? — (Unb fej' id& ftatt be§ gcilanbS 
©ie SSorfidjt: §at fie benn ni^t VttW!) 3§r madfjt 
9Jlidj neubegieriger, al§ id) too^i fonft 
3u fein getoofntt bin. 

3) a i a. D ! ba§ ift ba§ Sanb 
©er EBunber! 

Stem £ ell) err. (ftttn! — be§ SBunberbaren 8 ), ®ann 
(£§ oud) toofjl embers fein? ©ie ganje SBelt 
©rangt fidj ja f)ier jufammen.) — Siebe ©aja, 
92ebmt ftir geflanben an, toa§ 36r uerlangt: 
©aj$ idj fie liebe; bafj td) ntdjt begreife, 
2Bte ofyne fie id) ieben toerbe ; bafc . . . 

©aja. ©enrifc? gettri|? — ©o fd)tt)5rt mir, fitter, fie 
3ur ©urtgen *u ntacfyen; fie ju retten; 
©ie jeitlidf) ftier, fie ettrig bort ju retten. 

^empelfjerr. Unb true? — 2Bie fann i<§? — - $ann idfj 
fdjmoren, toa§ 
3n meiner 3Kadjt ntd)t ftef)t? 

©aja. 3n (Surer 2flad(jt 
©tetjt e§. 3d& bring' e§ burd) etn einjig 2Eort 
3n ( Sure STOa fot. 

1) the fluttering of the bird. — 2) to madness. — 3) you are a 
good judge. — 4) will not insist. — 5) as a matter of course. — 
6) a thing unheard of. — 7) spontaneously. — 8) of what is won- 
drous, strange. 



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S e tn p c I $ e r r. 2>a& felBft ber SSater ntfits 
©cumber fyMe 1 )? 

%CL\a. ®t, toa§ SSater 2 ) ! 33ater ! 
©er SSater foil fd&on miifjen 3 ). 

Semp el^er r. SDtuffen, ©aja? 
5ftodO ifi er unter dauber nirijt gefallen. — 
©r tnufc md&t tniiffen 4 ). 

©aja. 'Jinn, fo tnufc er tooffcn; 
9ttuf3 gern am ©nbe tooHen 5 ). 

£ e m p e I ( e r r. 9flu& ? unb gern ! — 
©odj, ©aja, toenn tdfj gutf) nun fage, baf$ 
34 felber btcfc Satt' i$m angufd^Iagen 
53ereit§ fcerfucfjt? 

©aja. 3Ba§? unb er fie! ntd&t etn 6 )? 

% e m p e I § e r r. gr pel mtt einem Wi&aut etn, ber mtdft — 
Seleibtgte. 

© a J a. 2Ba§ fagt 3§r ? — SDBic? 3§r $fittet 
©en Sd&atten etneS 2Bunfd)e§ nur nad) Vletya 
3§m Widen laffen 7 ) : unb er tear' Dor greuben 
5tttf)t aufgefprungen ? Ijatte frofltg ftdfj 
Sutiicfgejogen ? Ijatte ©d&toiertgfeiten 
©emad&t? 

Xempelfjerr. So ungefd^r 8 ). 

©aja. So mill id) benn 
SDlid^ langer feinen Stugenbltd bebenfen. — (5|5aufe.) 

% e m l> e I $ e r r. Unb 3^r bebenlt (£udj bod) ? 

3) a i a. ©er 9ttann ift f onft 
@o gut! — 3$ felber bin fo otel ifjm fdjutbig! — 
©aft er bod; gar nid)t f)5ren mitf! — ©ott tt)etf$, 
©a3 §)erje blutet tntr, ifyn fo $u gmingen. 

S e tn }) e 1 $ e r r. 3$ bitt' (£ud), ©aja, fcjt mtdf) furs unb gut 9 ) 
2Iu§ biefer ttngetmj^eit. Setb 3§r aber 
$ftod) felber ungettufs, ob, toa§ 3Sr t>or§abt, 
©ut ober bofe, fd)anbltd) ober Iflbltd) 
3u nennen: — i^metgt! 3d) tottt oergeffen, baft 
3§r ettoa§ gu oerfdjmetgen §abt. 

© a J a. ®a§ fpornt 
Snftatt au fatten 10 ). $ftun ; fo tnifet benn : 3ted)a 
3ft fetne 3ubtn; — ift eine S^rtftin. 

1) have nothing to say against it. — 2) pooh! the father! — 
3) must consent. — 4) he needs not, must not. — 5) must be willing, 
must gladly be willing in the end. — 6) join. — 7) exhibit. — 8) 
almost so. — 9) in short. — 10) check. 

6* 



— 84 — - 

% c m p e I ^ e r r (fall). 
®o?"gBftnfd&' @ud& ©lurf! $at>§ farmer ge^alten 1 )? Sa^t 
(£udj nidjt bie 2Bei)en fd)redfen! garret \a 
Wit (Sifer fort, ben §immel $u beoolfern 
2Benn 3§r bie (Srbe titd^t meijr fount! 

© a i a. 2Bie, Sitter ? 
23erbienet meine Stad&ridjt biefen ©pott? 
©afc $ed)a eine KJjriftin ift: ba% freuet 
6ud), einen Sfjriften, einen SemJbelfyerm, 
©er 3$r fte liebt, nid)t tneKjr? 

% e tn p e I § e r r. 93efonber§, ba 
©ie eine (Sfyriftin ift Don (Surer 9ttadje 2 ). 

©a} a. Sty! fo oerftefit 3$r'§? ©o mog'S gelten 3 )! — Sfiein! 
©en toill id) feljn, ber bie befefyren foil 4 )! 
3§r ©liicf ift, langft 311 fein, toa§ fie §u tterben 
Serborben ift 5 ). 

Sempelljerr. . (Srffdrt (£udj, — ober ge$t! 

©aja. ©ie ift ein Eljriftenf inb ; Don Sfyrifteneltern 
©eboren; ift getauft . . . 

2 e m p e i § e r r (Safltg). Unb ftatfjan ? 

© a j[ a. SRid&t 
3$r SSater! 

2 e m p e If) e r r. Sttatfjan nid&t ifjr SSater ? — SBtjst 
3$r, toad 3$r fagt? 

©a} a. ©ie SBa^r^ett, bie fo oft 
DJlid) blut'ge SLfyrdnen toeinen madden 6 ). — Sfein, 
6r ift i$r $ater nidfjt . . . 

% e m p e 1 f) e r r. Unb Ijdtte fie 
2H§ feine 2otf)ter nur erjogen? §dtte 
©a§ Sfyriftenfinb al§ eine 3ubin fidfj 
(Srgogen? 

©aja. ©an§ getoife. 

2 e m p e 1 ty e r r. ©ie ttmjjte nidjt, 
2Ba§ fie geboren fei 7 )? — ©ie ptt' e§ nie 
S3on iljm erfafyren, ba$ fie eine (K&riftin 
©eboren fei, unb feine ^iibtn ? 

£ em pel!) err. Sr fjatt' in biefem SBafyne nidf;t ba§ Stnb 
53Io§ auferjogen? liefc ba§ 9fldbdjen not*) 
3n biefem 2BaIjne? 

1) was it hard labor? — 2) of your making. — b) may pass. — 
4) could convert her. — 5) to be that long since, what she now is 
spoiled to become. — 6) cost me tears of blood. — 7) what she is by birth. 



- 85 — 

®aja. Setber. 

Sempelfjerr. Saffian — SGSie? — 
©er toeife gute Dlat^an Ijatte ficfj 
(Srlaubt, bie ©timme ber 9tatur fo $u 
93erfalJ$en? — ©ie (grgiefeung eine§ £er$en§ 
60 5ti berlenfen, bie, fief) felbft gelaffen, 
©an§ anbre SBege netymen miirbe? — ©aja, 
3fjr §abt mir aflerbtng§ ettoa§ uertraut — 
9Son 2Bt$iigfeit — toaS ftorgen Baben fann — 
2Ba§ mi$ oermirrf, — toorauf id) gleid) nid)t meij3, 
2Ba§ mir ^u tljun. — ©rum lafet mir Sett. — ©rum gef)t! 
(£r fommt T^tcr mieberum corbel (Sr modjf 
ttn§ tiberfaflen *). ©ebt! 

© a j a. 3d) mar' be§ £obe§ 2 ) ! 

% c m p e I § e r r. 3dj bin tfjn }e|t ju fpredjen ganj unb gar 
TOc^t faljig. 2Benn 3^r ifjm begegnet, fagt 
36m nur, bafc mir einanber bet bem ©ultan 
©d)on finben toiirben. 

© a j a. $ber lafet @u$ ja 
9Ji(^t§ merfert gegen ifyn* — ©a§ foil nur fo 
©en le^ten ©rue! bem ©inge geben 3 ), foil 
Giudj, $le&)a§ megen, afle ©frupef nur 
93enel)men! — SBenn 3fjr aoer & ann U e tia ^ 
guropa fityrt: fo lafet 3I)r bod) midj nid)t 
Suriid? 

X e m fc e I $ e r r. © a§ mirb fid) finben 4 ). ©e$t nur, ge¥)t ! 



Hurler ^ufjuej, 

Jirlicr ^itffriff. 

Scene: in ben ^reu-jgangen be§ &lofter§. 
©er SUoflcrbruber unb balb barauf ber £entpenjerr* 
tflofterbruber. 3a, ja! er f)at fdjon 3ted)t, ber ^atriard)! 
6§ j)at mir freilicf) nod) Don afle bem 
SKid&t oiel gelingcn moflen 5 ), ma§ er mir 
©o aufgetragen 6 ). — 2£arum tragi er mir 
Shidfj lauter foldje ©ad)en auf? — 3d) ™ag 
3l\fy\ fein fein 7 ) ; mag nidjt iiberreben; mag 



1) surprise. — 2) I should die. — 3) final touch, impress. 
4) that will be settled. — 5) 1 gained, indeed, but small success. 
6) with which he charged me. — 7) I will not be refined. 



- 86 — 

SKetn SftSSdjett nidjt in oHe§ ftetfen 1 ); mag 
2ttein £anb(f)en nitfjt in oHem Ijaben *). — Sin 
3<¥) barum ou§ ber SBelt gefd^ieben 3 ), td& 
3fur mid) 4 ), urn midfj fur Slnbre mit 'ber SBelt 
9?od) erft red^t 5 ) gu oermidfefa? 

£emj>e)(§err (mit ©aft ouf i§n gufommenb). 

®a feib 3§r ja. 3<*j §ab' guc^ range »?„"*" ^"^ 

©efud&t. 

^lofterBruber. 3Rid&, £err* 
2emj)eI5err. 3§r fennt mic$ f<$on nid&t me^r? 

*« «,* f o r J rub - C K- ®°^ b0 * ! ^9^tenur,baM^benC)erm 
3n metnem Seben tmeber nie ju fefm - 

Sefommen mitrbe. ®enn id) §offf e§ gu 

®em lieben ©ott. — Ser riebe ©off, ber meife 

. 2Bie fauer mix ber Wuftrag marb, ben tdfj 

®em §errn gu tfjun oerbunben mar. g r meifc, 

Ob id) gemunfdjt, ein offne§ Dfjr bet ®udfj 

3u finben ; meifj, mie fe§r id) mtdjj gefreuf 

3m 3nnerffen gefreuf, ba% 3§r fo runb ' 

3)a§ aHe§, ofjne Did Sebenfen, Don 

<£ud& tmeSt, ma§ einem Slitter nid&t ge^iemt. — 

Sftun fommt 3fjr bodf)! mm 5ot'§ bod) nadjjgemirft 6 )' 

mi%Vm' tm 3 * r * i&t e§ M<m toarum l * femme? ^ aum 

£lofterbruber. 3^abt>§ nun Merlegt; 
§abt nun gefunben, baf* ber ^atrtard^ 
@o Unrest bod& nid&t f)at; bajg <%' unb ©elb 
©urdj feinen 2tnfd()rag gu geminnen; bag 
Kin fteinb ein fteinb iff, menn er unfer ©ngel 
2*ud) fiebenmal gemefen toare. ©a§, 
©a§ §abt 3^r nun mit ftreifdf) unb 33fot ermogen, 
Unb fommt, unb tragt gud& mieber an. — 21$ ©ott! 

XmptlU tt. 2ttein frommer, lieber 2Kann! gebt <£ud6 *u* 
frteben 7 ). *v o 

©e&megen fomm id(j nidjt; befcmegen mill 
3d(j nidjt ben <Patriard)en fprcd^en. 5Rod&, 
9?od) ben!' idf) fiber jenen $unft, mie id& 
©ebad)t, unb rnoUt 5 urn aHc§ in ber ffiSelt 
©iejute 9tteinung nidjjt oerlieren, beren 

t he HZ Q m y,?° f se - ~ 2 )~ stick ^ ^gers in all pies. - 3) abandon 
tJie tv oi Id. - 4) for my part. - 5) so much more. — 6) worked on 
you since! — 7) rest satisfied. ; wumeu on 



— 87~ — 

Wi§ cm fo graoer, frommer, Heber SKann 
©inmal gemiirbiget. — 3df) fomme Mo8, 
SDen $atriard)en u'ber eine ©adje 
Urn $atfj gu fragen . . . 

fflofterbruber. 3$r ben ^atriardjen? 
(Sin Sitter, einen — ^faffen ? (Sict) f *tt<$tern umfefjenb.) 

Sempelfierr. 3a; — bie ©adf}' 
3ft Biemltcft pfdffi^. 

& I o ft e r b r u b e r. ©Ietd&too&I f ragt ber ipfaffe 
©en Sitter nie, bie ©a$e fei aud^ nocf) 
©o ritterltdj. 

Sempelfjerr. SfficU er baZ SSorredjt §at, 
©idj §u bergefyn: ba§ unfer einer 1 ) ifym 
9?id)t fefjr beneibet. — JJreilidj, toenn id) nur 
gur triicf) gu tyanbeln ^dtte ; freilid), menn 
3d) Sedjenfdjaft nur tnir &u geben §dtte : 
%&a$ hxaufyV id) (Suer§ ^atriard^en? 2lber 
©etoiffe ®tnge n>iH id) lieber fdjledjt 
9kd) 2lnbrer SBiflen tnadjen; al§ aflein 
SRad) tneinem, gut. — 3ubem, id) feb' nun tool)!, 
Religion ift auci) ^artei; unb mer 
©id) brob aud) nod) fo unparteiifdj glaubt, 
§alt, ofyn' e§ felbft ju miffen, bodt) nur fetner 
2>ie ©tange 2 ). 2BeiI ba§ einmat nun jo ift: 
SBirb'S fo n>o$l redf)t fctn. 

Slofterbruber. ©a^u fd^roetg' id) lieber. 
©enn id) cerfteV ben Jperrn nttfjt redfjt. 

£empelf)err. Unb bod)! — 
(Safct fefjn, marum mir eigentlid) ju tfyun 3 )! 
Urn 9ttad)t[prud) ober Sat*)? — Urn lautern, ober 
©eW&rten ffiaty?) — 3d) ban!' ®u%, 23ruber; ban!' 
(£ud) fiir ben guten ffiBtnf. — 2Ba§ ^atriard)? — 
©etb 3br tnein $atriard) ! 3$ ^M i a bod& 
£>en (Sbrtften metjr im ^atriardjen, alS 
®en ^atriardjen in bem E^rtften fragen. — 
®ie <5a$ ift bie . . . 

^Io ft erb ruber. Wd)t raeiter, §err, nid)t nmter! 
SBoju? — SDer §err berfennt mid) 4 ). — 2Ber mel toeijs, 
Jpat mel $u forgen ; unb id) l)abe ja 
DJIidt) einer ©orge nur gelobt 5 ). — O gut! 

1) one like me. — 2) holds the standard of his party. — 3) what 
I care for. — 4) misjudge. — 5) devoted myself. 



— 88 - 

§5rt! fe]Jt! Sort fommt, ju metnem ®Md, er felBft. 
SHeibt §ier nur ftefm;. @r §at 6udJ fdfjon crBHdtt. 

iweifer Jtoffriff. 

2)er ^fttrtatdj, toeidjer ntit atfem getftltd)en $om$) ben etttett ^reujgang 
^erauffommt, unb bie Start gen* 

Sempeffjerr* 3$ mtc^' ifjm KieBer au§* — 2Bar' nidjt mem 
TOann! — 
Sin bidet, rotter, freunblidjer *) ^ralat! 
Unb melcfyer $run!! 

ft I o ft c r B r u b c r . 3$r f oUtct tytt erft f eljn, 
9ta<$ §ofe ftrfj erfjeben. 3e|o fommt 
(£r nur Don etnem ftranfen. 

< Sempeflfjerr. 2Bie ftd& ba 
9ii^t Salabin ttrirb fdjamen miiffen 2 )! 

SPatriardf) (inbem er nafyer fommt, tmnft bem SSruber). 

§ier! — 
2)a§ ift [a vooty bet SempeHjerr. 2Ba§ mill 
®r? 

ftfofterBruber. SBeife nidjt. 
. Spatrtardf) (auf ifjn suge^enb, tnbem ber SBruber unb ba§ (Sefotge 
3urii(ftreten). 

SRun, §err fRittcr ! — <5ef)r crfreut, 
®en Braben Jungen 3Kann gu feljn! — 6i, nod) 
@o gar jung ! — 9Jun, mit ©otte§ £>ulfe, barau§ 
'ftann ittoaZ merben 3 ). 

£ em pelf) err. 9!J{e§r, e^rmtirb'ger §err, 
SBoIjI fd^merlid), al§ fdfjon ift. Unb el^er nod) 
2Ba§ meniger. 

^atriardj. 3$ toilnfd^e menigftenS, 
£>af; fo ein frommer SRitter lange nod) 
®er lieBen Ei&riften&ett, ber <&ad)t ©otte§ 4 ) 
3u (Sfjt' unb $rommen 5 ) BliiJjn unb griinen m5ge! 
3)a§ mirb benn audj nid)t fefylen 6 ), menu nur fein 
®ie junge Sapferfett bem reifen SRatBe 
£)e§ SllterS folgen mini — .SBomit mar' fonft 
®em §errn ju bienen? 

Setup elf) err. SRit bem SRamltdfjen, 
SBoran e§ meiner Sugenb fef)lt: mit 9htf). 

$ a t r i a r d). Sftedfjt gern ! — 9?ur ift ber Statfj audj an juneljmen 7 ). 

1) smiling. — 2) be put to shame. — 3) may come of him. — 
41 cause of God. — 5) honor aud profit. — 6) will be the case. — 
7) is to be followed. 



— 89 — 

Sfempelfjerr. ©o$ blinbfmg§ nid^t? 

$atriar$. 2Ber fagt bcmi ba§? — (£i fretfidj 
9ftuf3 niemanb bie $ernunft, Die ©ott ifym gab, 
3u braudjen unterlafjen, — too fie tyin 
©e^ort. ©e^drt fie abcr liberal 
£>enn fn'n 1 )? — D nein! 3um 93eifpiel: toenn un§ ©ott 
£)urd) einen feiner (Sngel, — ift $u fagen 2 ), 
§>urd) einen Wiener feine§ 2Bori§ — ein 2RiiteI 
SBefannt ju madden ttmrbiget 3 ), ba§ 2BobI 
S)er ganjen (S^riften^eit, ba§ §>eU ber Jftrd&e, 
9Iuf ir'genb cine gan^ befonbre 2Beife 
3u fdrbern, ju befeftigen: tt)er barf 
©id) ba nod(j unterfiefjn, bie 2BiHffir be§ 4 ), 
£)er bie SSernunft erfrfjaffen, nad) 23ernunft 
3u unterfudjen? unb ba$ eftrige 
©ffe| ber §»errltc^feit be§ §immel§ nad) 
©en fleinen Sftegeln einer ettlen ©tyre 
3u priifen? — ©odj hereon genug. S£a§ ift 
©§ benn, tooruber unfern Slaty fur iejjt 
©er £err oerlangt? 

Sempeltyerr. ©e[e|t, efyrtourb'ger SSater, 
©in 3ube fctttf ein einjtg ffinb, — e§ fei 
©in SKabdjen, — ba$ er mil ber gr5j$ten ©orgfalt 
3u aHem ©uten 5 ) auferjogen, ba% 
©r liebe tnefjr al§ feine 6eele, ba§ 
3bn toteber mit ber frommften Siebe liebe 6 ). 
Unb nun toiirb' unfer einem btttterbrad)t , ) / 
®ie§ 9flabd)en fei be§ 3uben £od)ter nid)t; 
©r tyab' e§ in ber ffinbfjeit aufgelefen, 
©efauft, geftob(en 8 ), — n>a§ 3$r toollt 9 ), man ttriffe, 
©a§ 53idbdf)en fei ein ©fyriftenfinb, wnb fei 
©etauft, ber 3ube §ab' e§ nur alS Stibin 
©r^ogen ; laff e§ nur al§ 3iibtn unb 
2U§ jeine Softer fo berbarren 10 ): — fagt, 
©fjrttmrb'ger S3ater, toa§ tt>ar' tyierbei too!)! 
3u tfum? 

$ a trior d). 9ttidj fd&aubert! — ®o$ ju aHererft 
©rflare fid) ber §err, ob fo ein fJaH 
©in ftaftum ober eine Jogpotyef'. 

1) is it everywhere in its proper place? ■ — 2) that is to say. — 
3) deems us worthy to reveal. — 4) of Him. — 5) to every thing that 
is virtuous. — 6) returned his love. — 7) one like me would be in- 
formed. — 8) kidnapped. — 9) please, like. — 10) to leave in the 
illusion. 



• - 90 - 

£>a§ ift git fagen : ob her §err ftd& ba§ 
!Jhtr b!o§ fo billet, ober ob'§ geftf)eftn, 
Unb fortfa|rt gu gefc^e^n. 

Sempelfterr, 3cft glaubte, ba§ 
Sei cms, urn (£uer §ocfteftrmurben SDteimmg 
23foJ3 3u Derneftmen. 

^atriarcft. gtnS 1 )? — ®a feft' ber £err, 
2Bie ft eft bie ftoljc menfcftlicfte SScmunft 
3m ©eiftlicften 2 ) bocft trren fann. — 3Kit nicftten 3 )! 
£)enn ift ber borgetragne gall nur fo 
gin Spiel be3 2Bi£e§ 4 ): fo berloftnt e§ ficft 
S)er 3Riifte nicftt 5 ), tm Krnft tfttt burrftgubenfen. 
3cft mill ben §errn bamit auf ba§ Stfteater 
Serroiefen ftaben, too bergleidjen pro 
Et contra ft (ft mit melem SBeifaH !5nnte 
93eftanbeln laffen. — §at ber §err tnitft aber 
5Ricftt blo& mit einer iftedtraPfcften Scftnurre 
Sum beften 6 ); ift ber gall eitt gaftum; ftdtt' 
<£r fidj rooftl gar in unfrer ®ti5ccf , / 
3n unfrer lieben Stabt Serufalem, 
Gcr.eignet: — ja alSbann — 

Stempelfterr. Unb raa§ alSbann? 

^atrtardj. ®ann mare an bem Suben ftirberfamft 
£)ie Strafe &u ood^teftn, bie papftltcfteS 
Unb faiferlidjeS SRecftt fo etnem grebel, 
So einer fiaftertftat beftimmen. 

£empelfterr. So? 

^atriard). Unb jraar beftimmen obbefagte SRecftte 
®em Suben, toelcfter einen Sftriften jur 
Slpoftafte berfuftrt, ■— ben Scfteiterftaufen, — 
©en §olgftof$ — 

£empelfterr. So? 

^atriarcft. Unb roie trielmeftr bem Suben, 
£)er mit ©eroalt ein arme§ Sftrtftenfinb 
©em 93unbe feiner Staiif 7 ) entreifct! ©enn ift 
*fticftt afle§, roa§ man $tnbern fyut, ©eraalt? — 
3u fagen 8 ) : au§genommen, roa§ bie $irdft' 
91n Sinbern tftut. 

St em pel ft err. 28enn aber nun ba§ $inb, 



1) all one and the same thing? — 2) in matters ecclesiastic. 
3) in no wise, manner. — 4) fancy. — 5) not worth the trouble. 
6) to mock. — 7) community of his baptism. — 8) that is to say. 



— 91 — 

(Srbarmte feiner ficij ber 3ube nidjt, 
SBtelletdjt im (£lenb umgefommen roare? 

^atriard). %f)\xt niajts 1 )! ber 3ube roirb toerirannt. — ©emt 
befjer, 
©§ trtdre l)ier im ©lenb umgefommen, 
2H§ baft ju fetnem etnigen SSerberben 
($•§ Jo geretter tnarb, — 3ubem roa§ T^at 
©er Sube ©ott benn ooqugreifen 2 )? ©ott 
$ann, men er retten mill, fdjon olm' i^rt retten. 

% em pelt) err. 9Iud) trojj ifym, foflt' id) meinen, — felig mad)en 3 ). 

$atriard). Zfyut nid)t§! ber Sube roirb fcerbrannt* 

Sempelljerr. £>a§ gefjt 
Wit nal) 4 )! 33efonber§, ba man fagt, er Ijabe 
£)a§ 9Jldt)d)en nidjt foroofyl in feinem, al§ 
23ielmel)r in feinem ©lauben auferjogen, 
Unb fie Don ©ott nidjt meljr, nidjt raeniger 
©eleljrr, al§ ber Sernunft geniigt 5 ). 

^atriardj. 3#ut nidjts! 
®er Sube rairb oerbrannt . . . 3a, roar' atfein 
<5djon bieferroegen roertf), breimal nerbrannt 
3u tnerben! — 2Sa§? etn ®inb oljn 5 alien ©lauben 
(£rmad)fen Iaffen? — SGBie ? bic grofce ^flidjt 
3u glauben, ganj unb gar ein $tnb nidjt leljren? 
®a§ ift ju arg ! 9flid) rounbert feljr, §err fitter, 
&utf) felbft ... 

Stempelfierr. (^rroitrb'ger §err, ba§ Uebrige, 
SSenn ©ott mid 6 ), in ber 93eid)te. (2Bifl ge$tt*). 

$at-riardj. 2Ba§? mir nun 
fttdjt einmal Kebe fte&n? — Sen 335)eroidjt, 
®en 3^ben mir nidjt nennen? — mir tljn nidjt 
3ur ©telle fd&affcn? — D ba weifc id) 3iafl&! 
3dj gel)' fogletdj ^urn Sultan. — Salabin, 
93erm5ge ber Capitulation, 
<£)ie er befd)tnoren, mu& un§, tnuB un§ fdjiitjenj 
93ei alien SRed&ten, alien Secret: fdjiitjen, 
®ie roir ju unfrer aflerljeiligften 
Religion nur immer redjnen biirfen! 
©ottlob 8 ) ! mir Ijaben t>a$ Original, 
2Bir $aben fetne £anb 9 ), fein Siegel. SBir! — 



1) no matter. — 2) dare to encroach upon the rights of God. -— 
3) to save. — 4) grieves me. — 5) as reason requires. — 6) if it 
please God. — 7) turns to go. — 8) thank God. — 9) signature/ 



" - 92 - 

9Iud) tnctdj' id) t^m gar letd^t begreiftid) *), tme 

©efd^rUd^ felber fiir ten ©taat e§ i(t, 

9iicf)t§ glauben! Me btirgerlidjen Sanbe 

©inb aufgeI5[et, [inb jerrifjen, menn 

©er Sflenfd) nidf)t§ glauben barf. — guntneg! fyimneg 

ffllit fold^em SrebeU . . . 

^empeltjerr. ©djabe, bafc id) nid)t 
©en treffttdjen Sermon mit beffrer 9ftuf$e 
©enie&en lann! 3d) bin jum ©alabin 
©erufen. 

$atriardj. 3a? — 9hm fo — 3?un freitid) — ©ann — 

Sempelfjerr. 3d) will ben ©uttan fcorbereiten, tt)enn 
(£§ ©uer ^odjeijrtturben fo gcfaHt. 

$atrtard). D, of)! — 3d) tueijj, ber £>err fjat (Snabe funbert 
2}or ©alabtu! — 3$ &itte meiner nur 
3m 53eften bet il)m eingebenf $u fein. — 
D^ic^ treibt ber (Sifer @otte§ lebigltd). 
2Ba§ id) ju Die! t^u% tfju idf) ifym. — ®a§ tooHe 
©od) ja 2 ) ber §err erroagen! — Unb nid)t roa^r 3 ), 
§err SRitter? ba§ oorKjin (Srmabnte don 
©em Suben tnar nur ein ^koblema? — ift 
3u fagen — 

^empetfjerr. ©in ^Jroblema. (©efjt ab.) 

^atriard). (©em id) tiefer 
©od) auf ben ©runb ju tommen fud)en muJ3 4 ). 
®a§ toaY fo tuieberum ein Sluftrag fiir 
©en Sruber 33onafibe§.) — £)ier, mein ©obn! 

(@r fprtdjt im ^bgefjn mit bem ®lofterbruber.) 

pritfer .ftuffrift 

Scene: ein Simmer im spatafte be§ Salabin, in h> e I c£; c § toon 

Sftaben eine 9flencje 93eutet getragen, unb auf bem 33oben 

neben einanber geftettt ttierben. 

©afabttt unb baib barauf <5tttalj» 

6 a la bin (ber baju fommt). 
?ftun tDafjrJftd)! ba§ f)at nod) fein fenoe. — 3ft 
©e§ ©ing§ nod) met juriicf 5 )? 

Sin ©flaoe. Sffio^l nod) bie §(tffte 6 ). 

©alabin. ©o tragt ba3 llebrige &u ©ittal). — Unb 

1) convince. — 2) by all means, at all events. — 3) and pray. 
— 4) try to fathom to the very bottom. — 5) is there much left of 
that thing still? — G) about half. 



- 93 - 

233o Meibt 3TC*$afl? ® a § l^ier foil fogleta^ 

■3tl*$aft gu fidf) neljmen. — Dber ob 

3cr/§ nid)t melme^r bem SSater fdjide 1 )? £ier 

Sfiflt 2 ) mir e§ bod) nur 3 ) burd) bie Sinqer, — 3mar 

9#an mirb mof)l enbltd) r,art 4 ), unb nuiTgetm|5 

©oU'3 ffiinftc fofien 5 ), mir bid abauattjadten. 

23i3 menigfien§ bie ©efber au§ 2!egnpten 

3ur SteQe fommen, mag ba$ Slrmutlj fef)n 6 ), 

2Bie'§ feriig mirb 7 )! - $i e ©penben bei bem ©robe, 

2Benn bie nur fortgeljn! ffienn bie (Sfjriftenpilger 

2JM leeren £dnben nur nid^t abjie^n biirfen ! 

SBenn nur — 

©ittaf). 2Ba§ foil 8 ) nun ba§? 2Ba§ foil ba3 ©elb 
33ei mir? 

© Q I a b i n. 2Rad&' bid& babon be$ar)It 9 ) ; unb lea' 
3luf $orratr), menu ma§ iibrig bleibt. 

©ittarj. 3ft Teaman 
fto^ mit bem 2empelr>rrn nid&t ba? 

©afabin. (5r fud&t 
3§n ader Orten. 

©itiat). ©iel) bod), ma§ id& §ier, 
Snbem mir fo mein alt ©efdjmetbe burd) 
2>ie £dnbe gefct, gefunben. (^ m e i n fleines ©emalbe seigenb.) 

©alabin. §a! mein 33ruber, 
®a§ ift er, ifi er ! — 2Bar er ! roar er ! ab ! — 
5H), roadrer lieber 3unge, bo^ idf) bid) 
©o frit$ berlor! 2Ba§ f)att' id) erft mit bir, 
9ln beiner ©eii' erft unternommen! — ©ittaf), 
2a& mir ba$ SBilb. 9Iud) fenn' idj'3 fd&on: er gab 
(£§ beiner dltern ©djmefler, feiner Sifla, 
3)ie eine§ 9ftorgen§ ifjn fo gang unb gar 
9tid)t au§ ben airmen laffen moat'. (£§ mar 
®er le^te, ben er auSriti. — 21$, id& Iie6 
3bn reitcn, unb afletn! — 9ty, 2ida ftarb 
$or ©ram, unb fiat mir'S nie bergeben, baJ3 
3d) fo all ein tfm reiten laffen. — (Sr 
23lieb meg! 

©ittaf). ©er arme 33ruber! 

©a lab in. Safe nur gut 
©ein 10 )! — Sinmal bleiben mir bod) alfe meg! — 

1) or shall I send it perhaps. — 2) glides. — 3) though. — 
4) callous. — 5) it shall take skill. — 6) manage. — 7) how to make 
shift. — 8) what means thatV — - 9) pay yourself. — 10) never mind! 



-=r 94 — 

3ubem — mer meif$! ®er Sob i|V§ nidjt aHetn, 
SDer etnem StingUng feiner ^rt ba§ 3^ 
^erriicft 1 ). ©r §at bet getnbe meljr; unb oft 
(Srltegt 2 ) ber ©tarffte gleidj bem <Sd^tt)dd)ften. — Sftun, 
6ei rote iljm fet! — 3^ muji ba§ ©ilb bod) mtt 
®em jungen Sempettjerrn Dergteidjen; mu^ 
©od) feljn, mie Diet mid) meine ^(jantafie 
©etaufdjt. 

©a la bin (ju einem £&ttrfte§er, ber Ijereintrttt). 

2Ber 
3ft ba? — ber Sempel^err? — <£r fommM 

©ittafj. 6urf) nid)t 
3u fi5ren: iljn mtt meiner 9?eugier nidjt 
3u irren — 

(Sie fe^t fid) feittoart§ ouf em @o^a unb lafct ben ©djleier fallen)* 

6 a lab in. ©ut fo! — (Unb nun fein Son! 
2Bie ber rool)l fein roirb 3 ) ! — Sffabs Son 
©djlaft aud) roolf)! roo 4 ) in meiner ©eele nod)!) 

tymUx Juffriff. 

3)er SempeHjerr unb 6afabitu 

Sent pell) err. 3d), bein ©efangner, ©ultan . . ♦ 

©alabin. 9ftein ©efangner? 
2&em id) baZ fieben fd)enfe, roerb' id) bem 
9?idjt aud) bie Qfretyett fdjenfen? 

Sempelljerr. 2Ba§ bir giemt 
3u tfyun, jicmt mir, erft &u oerneljmen, nid)t 
Sorau^ufetjen. ^Xber, ©ultan, — ®anf, 
53efonbern ®anf bir fur mein 2e6en ju 
SSettjeuern, ftimmt mit meinem Stanb unb meinem 
6!)ara!ter ntcfjt. — g§ fteljt in alien fallen 
3u betnen ®tenften roieber. 

©a lab in. 53raud)' e§ nur 
Detect roiber mid)! — 3roar ein ^aar ^dnbemel^r, • 
©ie gonnt' id) meinem geinbe gern 5 ). Mein 
3*jm fo ein £crj aud) meljr ju gonnen, faflt 
2ttir fdjroer. — 3d) fjabe mid) mit bir in nid)t§ 
93etrogen, braoer junger 9ftann! ©u bift 
2ttit ©eel' unb Ceib mcin Sffab. ©tetj! id) fomtte 
©id) fragen: mo bu benn bie ganje 3?it 



1) disturbs a youth in his design. — 2) is subdued. — 3) I wonder. 
4) somewhere yet. — 5) do not grudge. 



— 95-- * 

"©eftcdt? 1 ) Iff wtfyi £5$te bu gefd^rofcn ? 
3n meldjem ©inniftan, Don welder gutcn 
3)to 2 ) biefe Slume fort unb fort fo frijd> 
(£r^alten roorben ? Siety ! idj !5nnte bid) 
(grtnnern moHen, tt>a§ mir bort unb bort 
Sujammen au^gcfu^rt, 3d) !5nntc mit 
2)ir ganfen, t>a% bu e in ©etyeimnift bod) 
SSor mir ge^abt! cin 9benteuer mir 
3)o$ unterfdjlagen 3 )! — 3a, ba§ fonnt' id); menu 
3$ bid) nur fctf)', unb nidjt aud) mtd). — 9?un mag'§! 
SSon biefcr fiifjen Xraumerci ift immer 
S)o$ fo Did tua^r, bafe tnir in meinem £>erbft 
(gin tttffab mieber blityen foil. — £>u bift 
<£§ bod) jufrieben, Sitter? 

Sempelfjerr. 9U(e§, ma§ 
SSon btr mir !ommt — fci ma§ e§ mill — ba§ lag 
9B SBunfd) in meinet ©eele. 

©alabin. 2afc un§ b<S§ 
©ogteid) Der)ud)en. — Sttebft bu moI)I bet mir? 
Urn mid)? — 913 thrift, atS ^ujelmann: gIeid)Diel! 4 ) 
3m meijien Mantel, ober Samerlonf ; 
3m £ulban, ober beinem gil^e: mie 
®u miflft! ©leid)DieI! 3$ l)abe nie Derlangt,. 
®ajj alien SSaumen eine Sinbe mad)fe. 

% e m p e 1 § e r r. ©onft marft bu mo$ aud) f d)merlid), ber bu Gift : 
®er ipelb, ber lieber ©otte§ ©artner tt>arc. 

©alabin. iftun benn; menn bu nid)t fd)Ied)ter Don mir benfft: 
@o maren mir }a §alb fdjon rid)tig? 

Sempelfjerr. ©anj! 

©at at in (i$m bie £anb Bietenb). @in SQSort ? 

I e m p e I 1) e r r (etnf $tagenb *). gin 9Jlann ! guermit emDf ange mefjr 
9U§ bu mir ne^men fonnteft. ©anj ber Seine! 6 ) 

©alabin. 3u trie! ©ettrinn fur einen Sag! &u Diel! — 
£am er nid)t mit? 

Semfel^err. 2Ber? 

©alabin. SJlat^an. 

% em}) el$ err (frojHg). 9iein. 3$ tew 
SWein. 

©a lab in. SBeld) eine 2$at toon bir! Unb toeld) 
©in roeife§ ©littf, baf$ eine fotd)e tfyat 
3um SBeften eine§ foldjen 9Jtanne3 augfd)IuQ 7 ). 

1) been. — 2) fairy. — 3) kept from me. — 4) no matter! 
5) clasping the hand. — 6) I'm wholly yours! — 7) proved a bliss. 



— 96 - 

Stempelljerr. 3a, ia! 

©aiab in. <3o fait? — Win, junger 3ttann, toenn ©ott 
2Ba§ ®uk$ burd& un§ tflut, mufj man fo lalt 
ftidjt fein! — felbft au§ Eefdjetbenfjeit fo fait 
!Rtcf)t fc§etnen mollen! 

Sempelfjerr. ®af$ bod) 1 ) in ber SSelt 
6tn jebe3 ®ing fo manege Seiten fjat! — 
SSon benen oft fid) gar nid)t benfen Idj$t, 
SBie fie gufammenpaffen! 

<S a la bin. £)alte bid) 
92ur immer an bie beft', unb preife (Soft! 
£)er metfj, toxe fie ^ufammenpaffen. — 2I6er, 
2Benn bu fo fdjroierig 2 ) fein rotflft, junger 9Jiann, 
60 merb' and) id) {a tooljl auf meiner §ut 
9Jtid) mit bir fatten miiffen? Setber bin 
$tud) id) ein ®ing oon oielen Seiten, bie 
Oft nidjt fo rec§t $u paffen fd)einen m5gen. 

£ em pelf). S)a§ fdjmerjt! 3 ) — ®enn 9trgrcof)n ift fo menig fonft 
TOein geftler — 

6 a la bin. 9htn, fo fage bod), mit mem 
Shi'S T)aft? 4 ) (£§ fdjien }a gar, mit 9?atl)an. 2Bie? 
^tuf iftatfjan SIrgmoSn? bit? — grflftr' bidf)! fprid)! 
$omm, gieb mir beine§ 3utrau'n§ erfte $robe. 

Sempelfjerr. 3$ §aBe miber 5?atl)an nid)t§. 3$ ^m' 
Mem mit mir — 

©alabin. Unb tiber roa§? 

2empeII)err. ©afs mir 
(Setrdumt, ein 3ube !5nnt' aud) tooljl ein 3ube 
3n fein berlernen} bafs mir mfytnb fo 
©etraumt. 

©afabin. §erau8 mit biefem mad)en Sraume! 

SempellOerr. ®u roei£t Don JlatljanS Softer, <&nl\an. 2Ba§ 
3d) ffir fie tfjat, ba§ t$at idf), — roeil id)'3 tf)at. 
3u ftolj, ®an! einjuernten, mo id) ifjn 
9Ud)t facte, oerfd)mal)t' id) £ag fur Sag, 
3>a§ 9JMbdjen nodfj einmal gu feljn. 3)er SSater 
2Bar fern; er lommt; er f)ort; er fudjt mid) auf; 
Sr banft; er raunfd)t, ba$ feine Softer mir 
(Befallen m5ge; tyrid&t Don 2tu§ftd)t, fpridjt 
SJon fjeitern gernen 5 ) — ;ftun, id) laffe mid; 

1) strange, that. — 2) nice, fastidious. — 3) is painful. — 
4) whom you doubt. — 5) delightful prospect. 



- 97 - 

Sefdjtna^en, fomme, felje, finbc ttrirflid) 

gin $ftdbd)en... W), id) muf$ mid) fd)dmen, Sultan! — 

©atabin. ©id) fd)dmen? — ©afs ein Subenmdbdfjen auf 
©id) (Sinbrud macfjte: bod) mof)l nimmermer)r? 

Icmpelfjerr. ©af$ biefem ginbrud, auf ba§ Iieblid)e 
©ef^tDdl be§ $ater§ §in, mein rafdjeg §erj 
©o roemg SOBiberftanb entgegenf ciUe ! — 
Qdj Sropf! id) fprang gum gtocitenmal in§ $euer. — 
©enn nun tnarb id), unb nun roarb tdj &erfd)ttict$t. 

©alabin. 3}erfd)tndf)t? 

Scmpelfjerr. ©er roetfe 53ater fdjldgt nun roofjl 
Jfttd) platterbing* nid)t au§. ©er roeiie $ater 
9ttuJ3 afor bod) fief) erft erfunben, erft 
SBefinnen. tttllcrbtng§ ! Zfjat id) benn ba% 
5Jid)t au$? (Erfunbete, bejann id) benn 
W\d) erft nid)t aud), al§ fie im geuer f d&ric ? — 
gtirtnafyr! bei ©ott! g§ ifi bod) gar ma§ SdljdneS, 
©o meije, fo bebdc^tig fcin! 

© a la bin. 9?un, nun! 
©o fielj bod) einem 2Hten etroa§ nacr)! 1 ) 
2Bie lange fonnen feine SSeigerungen 
©enn bauerri? 2Birb er benn uon bit oerlangen, 
©AJ3 bu erft Sube merben foUft? 

SLempelrjerr. 2Ber roeift! 

©aiabin. SDScr roeife? — ber 2 ) biefen 9ktr)an beffer fennt. 

Ztmpzltjzxx. ©er TOerglaub', in bem roir aufgeroac^fen, 
$erliert, aud) menu roir Hjn erfennen, barum 
©odj feine 93cad)t nid)t iiber un§. — (£3 ftnb 
9ttdjt allc fret, bie ibjrer $etten gotten. 

©aiabin. ©ei)rreif bemerft 3 ) ! S)odj kaftan, Wa§tY\ti)9latfyin. 

lempelfcerr. ©er Slberglauben fd)limm[tcr ift, ben feinen 
gur ben ertrdglicrjern gu fatten . . . 

©aiabin. Sttttg 
SBo^T fein! ©od£) Scatfjan . . . 

SemDeUerr. ©em aHcttt 
©ie blobe 9ftenfd)£)eit gu oertraucn, bi§ 
©ie fcHeren 2Ba$r$eU§tafl genuine 4 ), bem 
mUein . . . 

6 a lab in. ©ut! Stter 9?atr)an! - 9fari$an8 Soo§ 
3ft biefe ©d)road)^eit nid)t. 



1) make some allowance for a man of his age. — 2) a man who. 
3) sagely said. — 4) bear. 



- 98 - 

Sempelljerr. 60 \>atf)V idj au$l... 
2Benn gleidjmof)! biefer SluSbunb J ) offer 2flenfdjen 
©0 em gemetner 3ube ttJdrc, baj$ 
<£r Kbriftenfinber ju befommen fudjte, 
Urn fie at§ Suben aufeusiefjn: — mie bann? 

©alabin. UBer fagt i(jm fo raa§ nad) 2 )? 

Sempelljerr. £a§ 2Rfibd&en felbft, 
2Kit toeldjer er mid) !5rnt 3 ), mit beren ©offnung 
(£r gem mir ju beja^len fdjiene, n>a8 
3d) nictyt umfonft fur fie getljan foil §aben: — 
©ieS 3Rftbd&en felbft, ift feine totter — nidjt; 
3ft cin Derjettelt *) (Sfjriftenfinb. 

©alabin. ®a§ er 
©em ungeadjtet bir md)t geben tooffte? 

£empell)err fteftig). 
ffiolT ober mode nid)t 5 )! @r ift entbedt 6 ). 
©er tolerante ©dmdjer ift entbedft! 
3$ merbe Winter biefen jub'fdjen SBolf 
3m pljtlofopVic&en ©djafpelj £>unbe fdjon 
3u bringen roiffen, bie ifyn jaufen foffen ! 

© a I a b i ri (ernft). ©ei ru&tg, gljrift ! 

Sempelfjerr. 2Ba§? rufn'g 7 ), Shrift? — 28enn Sub' 
Unb ^Jluielmann, auf Sub', auf SDlufelmann 
23efte§en: foil affein ber gjriji ben (Sfjriften 
92id)t madden 8 ) biirfen? 

©0 la bin (nod) ernfter). Sftufjig, Shrift I 

Sempelljerr (fldoffen). 3d) ful)(e 
©c§ 53ortt>urf3 ganje Soft, — bie ©alabin 
3n biefe ©ilbe prefet! %\), roenn id) tuu^te, 
SOBie 9Iffab, — ^Iffab fid) an meiuer ©telle 
§ierbei benommen Ijatte! 

©alabin. Widjt oiel beffer! — 
93ermutf)ltd) ganj fo braufenb! — ©odfj, roer fjat 
©eun bid) audj fd)on getebrt, mid) fo roie er 
DCRit einem s IBorte %u befted^en ? greilid), 
. SBcnn Me§ fidj oerbalt, mie bu mir fagft: 
$ann id) midj felber !aum in Nathan finben. — 
3nbeft, er ift mein greunb, unb meincr greunbe 
OTuft feiner mit bem anbern babcrn. — l*aj$ 
©id) rceife n 9 )! ®efr befjutfam! ©teb i|n nidjt 

1) paraxon. — 2) says that of him. — 3) decoys. — 4) kidnap 
mislaid. — 5) would or would not! — 6) unmasked. — 7) peace 
b) play. — 9) be advised. , 



- 99 

©ofort ben ©djmarmern beine§ Spw'ete ^rciS 1 )! 
Serfd&toeig, ma§ beine ©eiftltyfett, on tym 
3" rdd)en, mtr fo nal(je legen toiirbe 2 ) ! 
©et feinem 3uben, leinem SDtufelmanne 
3um £ro£ etn Shrift! 

Xempet^err. Salb roar's bamit gu fyat 3 )! 
SDodf) £>anf ber $futbegier be3 $atriardjen, 
£>efc 2Berfyeug mtr 511 roerben graute 4 )! 

©alabin. 2Bie? 
S)u famft gum ^atrtardjen efjer, alS 
3umir? 

2emj)eIF)err. 3m ©turm ber 2eibenf<$aft, tm SBirtel 
2)er Unentfd)foffenf)ett! — SSerjet^! — ©u rotrft 
$on beinem Slfjab, fiirdjt' t<$, ferner nun 
SlidjtS me$r in mir erfennen modem 

©alabin. SQBar' 
<£§ btcfe $ur$t nid)t felbfi! TOidj biinft, id) meifc, 
2Iu§ roeldjen $e£)lern unfre Sugenb feimt. 
$fleg j bie[e ferner nur, unb jene follen 
53ei mtr bir roenig fd)aben. — $ber gefj ! 
©udj' bu nun Wafyaxi, roie er bid) gefudji; 
Unb bring' tyn §er. 3*$ mujs end) bod) gufammen 
SSerfldnbigen. — 2Bdr'.um baZ SDtcibdjen btr 
3m grnft $u tf)un 5 ): fei ruljtg. ©ie ift bein! 
Sludj foil e§ 9tat§an fd)on empftnben, ba$ 
<£r otyne ©djroeinefleifd) etn Sfyriftenfinb 
(Srjte^en burfen! — 0$el&! 

(®er £em£e%rr ge$t ab, unb Sitiiu) t>erXafet 6 ) ba§ @oj>$a.) 

^tmtfter #uffriff. 

6alabtn unb Slttafj. 

©ittaf). ®<m$ fonberbar! 

©alabin. ®elt, ©itta§? ^u& mein 2(f}ab nid&t etn Brat>er, 
(£k fapner Junger 9Jlann geroefen fein? 

©ittafy. SBenn er fo mar, unb ntdjt %\x biefem 33ilbe 
5)er Stempelfyerr btelmel^r gefeffen! — SIber 
W\t fyaft bu bod) oergeffen fonnen, bid) 
$Rac^ fetnen ©Item ju erfunbtgen? 

1) expose. — 2) put so near my conscience. — 3) 'twore almost 
too late for that! — 4) I shuddered. — 5) seriously desire. — 6) 
rises from. 

. 7* 



— 100 - 

©alabin. Unb inSbefonbre tuofjl nad) feiner Gutter? 
Db fetne Gutter ftier gu 2anbe nte 
©emefen fei? — 9l\d}t ttmf)r? 

©ittalfj. ©a3 madrft bu gut! 

©alabin. O, tn5gltc^er mar' mdjtS! ®enn SXffab mar 
33ei ljubfdjen (£f)riftenbamen fo miflfommen, 
3luf fjubfdje Sfyrtftenbamen fo erpidjt 1 )/ 
©aft einmal gar bie 9tebe ging — Winn, nun; 
2ttan fpri^t nid)t gem banon. — ©etutg ; id) §aV 
3$n mieber! — - mill mit alien fetnen geljlem, 
SCRtt alien Saunen feine§ metdjen §)ergen§ 
3bn mieber Ijaben! — Ob' ba§ Wabtytn rnufc 
S^m 9iat§an geben. 2fteinft bu nidjt? 

©ittaf). 3^m geben? 
3^m laffen! 

©alabin. SWerbingS! 2£a§ ^dtte ittatljan, 
©obalb er nid)t ibr SSater ift, fiir 9tedjt 
»uf fie? 2Ber i$r ba3 Seben fo erbielt, 
3:ritt eingig in bie 9?edjte 2 ) be£, ber iijr 
g§ gab. 

©ittalj. SSie alfo, ©atabin? menu in 
5ftur glei$ ba§ 9ftabd)en ^u bir ndbmft? ©ie nur 
®em unredjtmafsigen 93eft£er gleid) 
ent^ogeft? 

©alabin. %tyak ba§ mo^l 5M§ 3 ) ? 

©ittal), 5Kotf) nun 
SBobl eben ntd^t ! — S)ie liebe 5Keubegier 
£reibt mid) aBein, btr biefen SRatb ju geben. 
®enn bon gemiffen 9ttdnnern mag id) gar 
3u gern, fobalb mie mflglid), miffen, ma§ 
©ie fur ein 9JMbd)en lieben fSnnen. 

©alabin. 9?un, 
@o fd)id' unb lafe fie bolen. 

©tttab. 2)arf idj, ©ruber? 

©alabin. Wur fdjone 9?at£)an§! Watljan muft bureau! 
SRidjt glauben, bafc man mit ©emalt i^n Don 
3b* trennen mofle. 

©ittalj. ©orge nidjt. 

©alabin. Unb tdj, 
3$ mufc Won felbft fe§n, mo »§afi bletbt. 

1) so intent. — 2) assumes the rights.. — 3) is there need 
for that? 



— 101 — 
$edjsta Jknflxitt. 

Scene: bte off ne fttur in ftat$an§ §aufe, gegen bte SBalmett'au; 
tote tm erften fluftriite beS erften ^ufjugeS. 

Gin £$eil bet SGBaaren unb flojlbarfeiten Kegt auSgeframt, beren eben bafelbft 

gebadjt ftrirt). 

Stfatljatt unb $ajcu 

®aj[a. O, aHe§ §errltc§ ! alle§ auSerlefen! 
O, aUe§ — urie nur 3*jr e§ geben fonnt. 
2Bo toirb ber Stlberftoff mit golbnen Dfonfen 
©emad)t? 2Ba§ foftet er? — ®a§ nenn' ia) nod) 
(Sin SrautHctb! $etne $5nigin berlangt 
gi Bcffcr. 

SRatfcan. Srautfleib? 2Barum Srautflctb eben? 

®aja. Se nun! 3&r bad)tet baran freiltdfj nid)t, 
»l§ 3$r ifm fauftct. - »er n>a$rlid&, Watyan, 
2>er unb !ein anbrer tnujs e§ fein! @r ift 
3um 23rautfleib roie beftetft J ). £)er meifce ©runb 2 ): 
©in 33ilb 3 ) ber Unfd)ulb; unb bte golbnen 6trome, 
®ic after Orten bkkn ©runb burdjfd&Idngeln: 
gin Stlb be§ 3?eidjfl&mnS. @e§t 3ftr? Merliebft! 

SRat^an. 2Ba§ rci|elfi 4 ) bu mir ba? Son roeffen SBrcmtffeib 
©innbilberft 5 ) bu mir fo gele&rt? SBift bu 
S)enn Sraut? 

®aja. 3dj? 

^at'^an. Nun roer benn? 

©aja. 3$? — Iteber ©ott! 

SRatfjart. 2£er benn? SSon roeffen Srautffcib foridjft bu benn? 
®a§ aHe§ ift ja bein, unb feiner anbern. 

$aja. 3ft mein? SoK meiii fein? — 3ft fur 3ted&a nid&t? 

9?at!)an. 2Ba§ tdf) fur Utedja mitge6rad)t, ba§ liegt 
3n einem anbern Saften. 2ftad) 6 )! nimm meg! 
Srag beine Siebenfadjen 7 ) fort! 

£>a{a. 93erfud)er! 
Stein, raaren e§ bie ^oftbarfeiten and) 
^er gan^en Belt! dlltyt xiityt 3 an! menu 3§r mir 
Sorter ntd^t fdjroort, Don biefer eingigen 
©elegenljeit, bergleidjen 8 ) Sudj ber §immel 
yiityt ^noeimal fcfyicfen ttrirb, ©ebraud) gu macfyen. 

SRatfjan. ©ebraudj? bon raa§? — ©elegen^eit? fooju? 

1) it seems made. — 2) ground-color. — 3) emblem. — 4) what 
means this mock-wit. — 5) do you give such learned allegories. — 
6) make haste, come! — 7) your paltry baggage. — 8) such as. 



— 102 — 

©aja. O pent ©u$ nld&t fo fremb 1 )! — 2Rit furjen SBorten: 
2)er Sempell&err Hebt ?Hec^a; gebt fie tfjm! 
©o fjat bod^ einmal (Sure ©iinbe, bte 
3$ langer nidjt oerfdjtoetgen fann / ein (£nbe. 
©o fommt ba§ Wlahfym totcber unter K&'riften; 
2Btrb foieber, wa§ ftc tft ; ift ttrieber, roa§ 
©ie mar: unb Sfo 3§r tyabt mit all bem ©uten, 
%a§ loir @ud& nicfyt genug oerbanfen fonnen 2 ), 
5Rtd&t $euerfof)fen blofj auf @uer Sjaupt 
©efammelt. 

9? at 1) an. ©od) bte olte Seier toieber 3 )? 
9Jttt einer iteucn ©cute nur bejogen, 
®te, fixrd^t 5 t$, toeber ftimmt nodj §aft. 

®aja. 2Bie fo? 

5ftat§an. TOir mar' bcr Sempettjerr fd()on red)t. Stym g5nnt' 4 ) 
3dj SRecfya meljr al§ einem in ber SQSelt. 
SUIein . . . 9?un, Ijabe nur ©ebulb. 

©oja. ©ebulb? 
©ebulb tft (Sure alte Seier nun 
SBo^l ntdjt? 

SRatJjan. 9?ur toenig £age nodj ©ebulb!... 
©iefj bod)! — 2Ber fommt benn bort? — ©in $Iofterbruber ? 
©efj, frag' i§n, toa§ er toil!. 

®aja. 2Ba§ toirb er tooHen? (Sie geljt auf i§n gu unb fragt). 

9iatljan. ©o gieb! — unb el) er bitkt. — (2Bu{$t' td) nur 
®em SempeOjerrn erft bei^ufommen 5 ), oljne 
5£>ie Urfad) meiner 9?eugier tfym gu fagen ! 
®enn toenn id) fie i§m fag' unb ber Serbacfjt 
3ft otjne ©runb: fo bab' id) gan^ umfonft 
®en SSater auf ba$ ©piel gefe|t 6 ). — SOSaS ifi'S? 

©aja. @r toiH @udj fpredjen. 

9?at!)an. Nun, fo lafc ifyn fommen: 
Unb gefy' inbef$. 

friekniet Jluffaiife. 

jftatljatt unb ber ftfoftetfoubet* 
flat$an. (3dj blkU <Recf)a§ SSater 
©odj gar $u gern 7 ) ! — gtoar fann id)'3 benn md)t bleibe n 8 ), 

1) do not play the ignorant. — 2) for which I can not thank 
you enough. — 3) again the same old harping, only on a new string, 
that, neither is in tune nor keeps. — 4) I wish that he rather than 
anybody else in the world had R. — 5) manage. — 6) exposed the 
father. — 7) it would please me much, still to be. — 8) and why not 
remain so. 



— 103 — 

$(ud) toenn teg auffjbr 5 , e§ ju ^ei^en? — 3fjr, 
3fyr felbft mer^ id)'3 boc§ immer aud) noc§ fyei£en, 
SBenn fie erfennt, toie gem id)'§ mare.) ©cfy ! — 
2Ba§ ift 5U (Suern £>ienfien, frommer ©ruber? 

fflofterb ruber, ^i^t eben Die!. — 3$ freue mid), £err SRaHjan, 
(£udj annodj rootyl ju fefyn. 

9]atljan. ©o fennt 3^ mid) ? 

fllojlerb ruber. 3e nun; toer fennt <£udj nid^t ? 3§r §abt fo 
mand)em 
3a (Euern Seamen in bie §anb gebrudt. 
@r ftefjt in meiner au&), feit oielen 3a*)ren. 

s Jl a t fy a n (nadj f einem Seutel langenD). 
Sommt, ©ruber, fornmt; id) frifd) 5 i§n auf. 

ftloftcrbrubcr. £)abt ©anf! 
3$ miirb' e§ ferment fteljlen; nefyme nid)t§. — 
SBenn 3§ r mir nur erlauben moflt, ein menig 
@ud) m ein en Seamen aufjufrifdfjen. ®enn 
3d) fann mid) riii)men, aud) in Sure Jpanb 
SttnaS gelegt §u fyaben, voa§ nicbt gu 
©erad()ten mar. 

s Jiatl£)an. ©er^eifyt! — 3$ fdjame mid) — 
©agt, raa§? — unb nefymt jur ©ujse fiebenf ad) 
SDen 28ertb J ) beffelben oon mir an. 

$lofterb ruber. Jport bodj 
©or alien ©ingen, true id) felber nur 
ffirft §citt an bie§ mein ®ud) oertraute3 $fanb 
Srinnert morben. 

9?at§an. W\x oertrauteS $fanb? 

$lofterbruber. ©or lur^em fajs id^ nod) al§ ©remit 
9Iuf Ouarantana, unmeit 3erid)o. 
®a fam arabtfd) IRaubgefinbel 2 ), bradf) 
SJiein ©otte^du§d)en 3 ) ab, unb meine 3efte, 
Unb fd)feppte midj mil fort. Sunt ©lu'd cntfam 
3d) nod?, unb floij f)ierf)er ^urn ^atriardjen, 
Urn mir ein anber $laj3djen au^ubttten, 
Mrao idj meinem ©ott in ©infamfeit 
©i§ an mein felig Snbe bienen tonne. 

9* at!) an. 3d) ftef)' auf ffo^Ien, guter ©ruber. 2Wadjt 
<£§ furv £>a§ $fanb! ba§ mir oertraute $fanb! 

^lofterbruber. 6ogIetdj, §err 9tot§an. — 5ftun, ber $atriard) 
©erfprad) mir eine ©tebelei auf Sabor, 

1) sevenfold its value. — 2) marauders. — 3) little chapel. 



— 104 — 

©obalb al§ cine leer; imb fjiefc tn^mif^en 
Sm Softer mid) al§ Saienbruber bleiben. 
©a bin idfj }e£t, §err *ftatljan; unb oerlange 
©e§ 2ag3 mof)l fyunbertmai auf £abor. Qmn 
©er ^atriardf) braud)t mid) gu aflerlei, 
28ooor id) grofcen (Sfel ^abe. Sum 
e^empel J ) : 

Watfjan. 2ttad}t 2 ), id) MH? Sudj! 

^lofterbruber. s J*un, e§ lommt! — 
©a fjat ifym jemanb fyeut in3 O^r gefe|t 3 ) : 
S3 lebe fyierfyerum ein 'Sube, ber 
©in Sfjriftenfmb al§ feine Softer fid) 
Krjoge. 

Slat p an (betroffen). SSie? 

ftlofterbruber. §ort mid) nut au§! — 3nbem 
(£r mir nun auftra'gt, biefem Sjuben ftradS, 
2Bo moglidj 4 ), auf bie ©pur ju fommen 5 ), unb 
©etoaltig fid) ob eine§ foldjen greoelS 
grjiirnt, ber tfjm bie toatyre ©iinbe toiber 
©en fyeil'gen ©eift bebunft; — ba§ i[t, bie ©iinbe, 
©tcafler 6iinben grojste 6unb' un§ gilt; 
Wur, bafs voir, ©ott fei ©an!, fo redjt nid)t ttnffen, 
2Borin fie eigentlidj beftefjt: — ba toad)t 
2Kit einmal mein ©ennffen auf; unb mir 
gatft bei 6 ), idj fonnte felber wfy oor 3siten 
3u btefer unuerjeiljlidj gtojjen ©iinbe 
©elegenbeit gegeben fjaben. — 6agt: 
§at @ud) ein s «Reitfned)t nidjt t)or ad)t;$eljtt 3af)ren 
(lin £6d)terdjen gebrad)t Don menig Bodjen? 

Jiat&an. 2Bie ba§? — 9hm freilid) — aflerbingS 7 ) — 

ftloflerbruber. &, febt 
9Kidj bod) redjt an*)\ — ©er jfteltfnedjt, ber bin id)! 

ftatban. 6eib $br? 

®Iofterbruber. ©er §>err, Don meldjem idy§ (£udj bxafyte, 
28ar — ift mir redjt — ein §err Don gilned. —- SBoIf 
SSon kilned! 

^atban. Dtid&ttt] ! 

£ I o ft e r b r u b e r. 2BeiI bie Gutter f ur$ 
95orf)er geftorben toar; unb fid) ber SSater 
*ftadj — mein' idj — ©ajja pfotjfidj merfen mufcte 9 ), 

1) for instance. — 2) be brief. — 3) whisper in his ear, — 4) if 
possible. — 5) to find out. — 6) it occurs. — 7) it is true. — 8) look 
full into my face. — 9) had to make off to G-. 



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2Bo$in ba§ SBurmdjen *) tfjm nid)t forgen fonntc : 
©o fanbt' er'3 (Sua). Unb traf id) <£ud) bamit 
TOd&t in ©arun? 

•ftatljan. ©anj redjt; 

$lofterbruber. (£§ mar' letn SBunber, 
Sffienn tnein ©ebdd;tnt& mid) betrog\ 3d) fyabe 
®er braoen §errn fo did ge^abt ; unb btefem 
§>ab' id) nur gar §u furge 3ett gebient. 
@r blteb 2 ) balb brauf bet 2l3falon; unb roar 
3Bof)l fonft 3 ) ein Ueber §err. 

ftat&an. 3a toofcl! \a raof)i! 
®em id) fo met, fo triel §u banfen fyabe! 
©cr mef)r al§ einmal mid) bem Sdjroert entriffen! 

Siofterb ruber. O fd)6n! ©o roerb't 3fyr feine§ £5d)terd;en 
(£ud; urn fo lieber angenommen 4 ) Ijaben. 

Jftatfyan. ©as tonnt 3ljr benfen 5 ). 

IHofterbruber. 9?un, too ift e§ benn? 
(£§ ift bod) 6 j tuofjt nidjt etloa gar geftorben ? — 
Safjt'S lieber nidjt geftorben fein 7 ) ! — SBenn fonft 
*ftur niemanb urn bie &afyt toeijs: fo tyat 
63 gute 2Bege 8 ). 

Mat&an. £at e3? 

Slofterbruber. Sraut mir, Dlatfyan! 
SDenn fe^t, id) benfe fo! 2Benn an ba§ ©ute, 
®a§ id) %u tfyun oermetne, gar $u nal; 
2Ba§ gar §u ©djlunmeS grdn^t: fo t^u' id) (ieber 
£)a§ ©ute nid)t; met! tt)ir ba§ ©cfylimme jroar 
So tfemltd) juoerlafftg tennen, aber 
33et roeitem nidjt ba% ©ute. — SBar ja tuofyl 
9?aturiidj; tt)enn ba§ &f)riftent5d)terd)en 
Stedjt gut uon <£uc!) erjogen roerben f elite : 
®a£ 3$r'§ a(§ ©uer eigen £5d)ierd)en 
grj|5gt. — 3>a§ fmttet 3§r mit ader 2ieb 5 
Unb Sreue nun geiljan, unb miifctet fo 
Sefofinet roerben? £>a§ mill mir nidjt ein 9 ). 
(St freiltdj, fliiger gdttet 3fyr getfjan, 
2Benn S^r bie Sfjrtfttn burd) bie groeite §anb 10 ) 
yil$ Sfyriftin aufeqiefyen laffen; aber 
©o battet 3&r ba§ ftinbd&en (SureS SfreunbfiL 
9fodj nidjt geliebt. Unb fftnber hxaudjm Siicfte, t 

1) poor thing. — 2) fell. — 3) otherwise. — 4) with so much 
more pleasure you will have taken care. — 5) you may imagine. — 
6) I hope. — 7) oh, don't say, it is dead. — 8) all is safe yet. — _ 
9) that will not do for me. — 10) by other hands. 



-_ 106 ^r 

Wax'§ eine§ tuilben tiered Sieb' aud) nur, 
3n joldjen 3af)ren me^r, aid Sfjriftentfyum. 
3um (£f)riftentf)ume Ijat'S ') nod) immer 3eit. 
SBenn nur baZ 9ftdbdjcn fonft gefunb unb fromm 
©or ©uern Slugen aufgetoadjfen ift, 
©o blieb'S nor (Sotted $ugen, tt>a» e§ mar. 
Unb ift benn md)t ba$ ganje (Sljriftentljum 
tuf'3 Subcnt^um gebaut? g§ $at mid) oft 
©edrgert, §at mir Sfyrdnen g'nug gefoftet, 
2Benn Sfyriften gar fo fefjr nergeffen fonnten, 
S)aj$ unfer £>err \a fclbft ein 3ube mar. 

9?atf)an. 3fyr, guter 53ruber, miigt mein prfprad) 2 ) fein, 
SBenn §a& unb ©leifcneret pa) gegen mid) 
©rfyeben foUten — tnegen einer rEtjat — 
316, toegen einer £$at! — ftur 3$r, 3*>r foUt 
©te rotfjen! — !ftefymt fie aber mit in3 ©rab! 
yiodj T^at mia) nie bie ©iteltett berfua)t, 
©te jemanb anberm ju erjdfylen. @ud) 
Mein erjcif)!' id) fie. SDer frommen (Sinfatt 3 ) 
Mein erja^l' id) fie. 2BeiI bie aflein 
SSerfte^t, mad fid) ber gottergebne Sftenfa) 
gfiir Stljaten abgenrinnen !ann 4 ). 

ftlojlerbruber. 3&r feib 
©edtyrt, unb (Suer 9uge fte&t nod SBaffer? 

Watt) an. 3^r traft mia) mit bem $inbe ju 2>arun. 
S^t tDifet rool)l aber ntdjt, bafc, roenig Sage 
Sudor, in ©atl) bie (Sbriften afle %nben 
W\t 2Beib unb fttnb ermorbet fattens tmf$t 
SBobI ntdjt, ba$ unter biefen meine $rau 
9Jtit fieben Ijoffnungdnoflen ©Sfynen fidj 
SBefunben, bie in meined 33ruber§ £)aufe, 
3u bem id) fie gefxiidjtet, indgefammt 
SBerbrennen miiffen. 

IHofterb ruber. Mgeredjter 5 ) ! 

Watfjan. 2US 
35r famt, $ait' id) brei £ag' unb ^ci^t' in <Hfd)' 
Unb ©taub t)or ©ott gelegen, unb gemeint. — 
©erocint? Seiner mit ©ott aud) too§l geredjtet 6 ), 
©eftitrnt, getobt, mia) unb bie SGSelt berttmnfa)t; 
$er gftriftenfyeit bm unt)erf6Ijnita)ften 
Jpaft ^ugeid)n)oren — - 



1) there is. — 2) intercessor. — 3) single-heartedness. — 4) gain 
from himself. — 5) oh, thou just God! — 6) to arraign, quarrel. 



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ftloilcrBrubcr. 3I<$! 3* glaub'S gud) roof)!! 

ftai&an. ©odf) nun tarn bte $ernunft a£(mctf)lig nrieber. 
©ie fyrad) mtt fanfter ©timm': „unb bod) ift ©ott! 
©otf) roar aud) ©otteS 3tat$}d&lufi ba$l SBo^lan 1 )! 
$omm! iibe, »a§ bu langft begriffen §aft; 
2Ba§ ftdjerftdj ju iiben fa^merer niajt, 
%{$ ju begretfen ift, roenn bu nur roiflft. 
ew auf!" - 33> ftanb unb rtef gu ©ott: t$ null! 
SOBillft bu nur, baf$ id) toil J — 3nbem ftiegt 3§r 
9}om gjferb', unb iiberreidjtet mir ba% tftnb, 
3n @uern Mantel eingeljuttt. — 2Ba§ 3br 
DJltr bamal§ fagtet, roa§ td& @ucf): fjab 5 id) 
SBergeffen. So Did meig id) nur: id) naljm 
©a§ ffinb, trug'g auf mein Sager, fti&t' e§, ttrnrf 
2flid& auf bte $nie unb fdjludfote! ©ott! auf Sieben 2 ) 
©od) nun fd)on eineS tuieber! 

£lofterbruber. 9tot$an! 9?at§an! 
3br feib ctn e&rift! — <8ei ©ott, 3$r feib ein thrift! 
&in befj'rer Kfjrifi tuar nie! 

9?at*)an. SBo^I un§! ©enn toaS 
9flid) Su$ gum E^riften mad)t 3 ), ba§ mad)t 6u<$ mir 
3um 3«ben! — 2(ber fofei un§ Idnger nid)t 
gtnauber nur erroeid)en 4 ). §ier braud)t'§ £l£)at 5 )! 
Unb ob mid) fiebenfadje Siebe fd)on, 
33alb an bie§ etnj'ge frembe 9flabd)en banb ; 
Oh ber ©ebanfe mid) fd)on tobtet, bafe 
3d) mcine fieben ©fl^n' in ifjr auf* neue 
SSerlieren foil: — roenn fie Don metnen fyanbtn 
©ie $orfid)t roieber forbert 6 ) — id) gefjortfje! 

fflofterbruber. 9?un Dottenbs! — &tn ba§ bebad)t' id) mid) 
©o bier, <&utf) an^urat^en! Unb fo-frtt'S 
Sud) (£uer guter ©eift 1 ) fd)on angeratl)en! 

ftat^an. 9hir mug ber erfte belie mir fie nid)t 
Sntretfeen raollen! 

$Iofterbruber. 9?ein, geftift nid)t! 

ftatf)an. 2Ber 
ffluf fie nidjt grofe're $e$te §at, aU id&, 
Wu% friif)ere gum minb'ften I)aben — 

mofterbruber. g?reiii<$! 

Watt) an. ©ie if)m ^atur unb Slut erti&eilen. 

1) take courage. — 2) for seven. — 3) makes me appear to you. 

— 4) unman, enervate. — 5) the occasion wants action! — 6) reclaims. 

— 7) good genius. 



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ftlofterbruber. @o 
2Jtein' \ti) c§ aud)! 

yiatfyan. SD'rum nennt mir nur gefdjminb 
2)en Wann, ber ir)r al§ ©ruber ober Dr)m, 
$!§ Setter ober fonft al§ 6tpp fcerroanbt: 
3(jm toiH id) fie ntd^t Dorent^alten — fie, 
S)ie JebeS §aufe§, }ebe§ ®(auben§ 3terbe 
3u jetn ericfyaffen unb eqogen roarb. — 
3dj boff', 36r rotfet Don btefem (Suern §errn 
Unb bem ®efdjled)te beffen merjr al§ id). 

ftlofterbr. ®a§, guter Jiatrjan, too^I nun fd)roerlidj! — 2>enn 
3*jt l^abt ja fcbon gefyort, baft id) nur gar 
3u furje 3eit bzi i&m geroefen. 

Watftan. 2£i&t 
3^r benn ntd)t tDentgften^, roa§ fiir ©efdjled)t§ 
®ic Gutter mar? — roar fie nid)t erne (Stauffin 1 )? 

ftlofterbruber. SDBo^l moglid)! — 3a, mid) biinft. 

5Ratf)an. §ie& nid)t tf)r ©ruber 
Sonrab Don Stauffen? — unb mar 2empelr)err? 

ftlofterbr. 2Bewt mid)^ ntdjt triigt. ©od) t)alt ! ba faftt mir ein, 
2)a& id) t>om fef gen §errn etu ©iid)e!d)en 
9£od) f)ab\ 3d) 509'g ibm auZ ban ©ufen, al§ 
58ir if)u bei $(3falon oerfd)arrten 2 L 

ftatfjan. 9utn? 

ftlofterbruber. (£§ [tub (Se&ete brin. 2Bir nenneu'3 ein 
©retrier. — 2)a§, bad^t' id), farm ein Srjriftenmeufdj 
3a rool)l nod) braud)en. — 3d) nun fretlid) nid)t — 
3d) fann nid)t tefen -- 

91 at ban. %fy\t nid)t§! — 9?ur $ur Sad)ei 

ftlofterbrubcr. 3 { t btefem ©ud/eldjen fter)n botn unb f)inien, 
2Bie id) mir fagen laffen 3 ), mit t>e3 Jperrn 
©elbftetgner Spanb l ), bte 5lnge()origen 
©on tfjm unb iljr 5 ) gefdjneben. 

*ftatr)an. D erroiinfd)t! 
©ef)t! lauft! ^olt mir ba$ ©iidjeldjen. ©efdjrainb! 
3dj bin bereit, mit ©olb e§ auf^unnegen 6 ); 
Unb taufenb £>anf ba$u! (£ilt! tauft! 

ftlofterbruber. s Jted)t gent 7 )! 
®§ ift arabifdj aber, roa§ ber Speu 
§tnetngefd)rieben. (9IB.) 

1) a Lady of the House of Stauffen. — 2) interred. — 3) as I 
am told. — 4) in my late master's own handwriting. — 5) his own 
and her relatives. — 6) to pay its weight in gold. — - 7) right gladly. 



^atfjan. Stnerrei 1 )! Hurler 2 )! 
©ott ! tuenn idO bod) baZ SMbdjen no<§ befjalten, 
Unb einen fo!df;en (Sibam mir banut 
(Maufen 3 ) fSnnte! — Sdfjtoeritd) toofyl — 9?un, fall' 
(£§ au§, ttrie'3 win! — 2Ber mag e§ aber bcnn 
©eroefen fein, ber bet bem Spatrtardjen 
6o etroaS angebrad)t? £>a3 muft id) bod) 
3u ftagen nid)t toergejfen. — 2Benn e§ gar 
Son ®aia lame? 

#djfer .Aitffriff. 

$>aja unb' SRatfjatt, 

®a}a (ciltg unb terlegen). ©cnft bod), Jtotyan! 

5Rat$an. 9?un? 

®aja. S)a§ armc Sinb erfdfjraf too^t red^t bariiber! 
2>a fd&icft... 

SRatfcan. ®er $atriard&? 

2)a}a. ©e§ ©uttan§ ©d&roefter, 
^rin^eifin ©ittafj... 

^at^an. SWid&t ber ^atriard)? 

©a} a. Win, ©ittal^ ! — §>5rt 3&r nid&t? — ^rinjeffin ©iiial) — 
©dfjicft §er, unb lafet fie ju fid) fyolen 4 ). 

5Rat$an. 2Ben? 
2m Wetya §oten 5 )? — ©tttafi ISfct fie fjolen? — 
iftun, menn fie ©ittaf) Ijolen lafjt, unb nidjt 
®er $atriardf) . . . 

©aja. 2Btc fommt 3^r bcnn auf ben 6 )? 

S R at 1) an. ©o Jjaft ou turbid) ntdjts Don if)tn ge§5rt? 
©efoifs nid&t? Shi* ifjm ni<$t§ geftedt 7 )? 

©aja. 3d)?tf)m? 

9iai$an. 2Bo finb bte Soten? 

©a} a. 93onu 

5R a if) an. 33) tirifl fie bodj 
$u§ SSorft^t felber fpredjen. fiomtn! — SBenn nur 
Som ^atriardjen nidjtS baljtnter iff. (2Hj.) 

©aja. Unb id) — idj fiird)te ganj nm§ anber§ nodj. 
28a§ gilt's 8 )? bie einjige bermeinte Xod^ter 
6o eine§ reidjen 3uben toaY aud) tool^I 
giir einen Oftufelmann nidbt libel? — §mi, 

1) it is all the same. — 2) only fetch it. — 3) obtain. — 4) sends 
to us to fetch her. — 5) has sent for R. — 6) what makes you think 
of him. — 7) nor whispered. — 8) I bet! 



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©er £empel()err if* brum J ). 3ft brum: menu id; 2 ) 

©en jmeiten 6djritt nirf;t aud) nod; mage; nidjt 

Sud) ifyr nod) felbft entbede, roer fie ift! — 

(Setroft 3 )! Safe mid) ben erften 21ugenblid, 

©en id; aQcin fie fjabe 4 ), baau braud)en! 

Unb ber mirb fein — &ieQeidjt nun eben, tt)enn 

3$ fie begleite. So ein 5 ) erfier SBtnf 

$cmn untermegen§ menigftcns nid)t fd)aben 6 ). 

3a, }a! 9?ur ju! igeijt ober nie! 5ttur &u 7 )! (3$m narf).*) 



iFiiitfter 3UfjU0. 

oSrlier ^uftritt. 

Scene: ba§ Simmer in 6alabtn§ ^alafte, in tt)eldje§ bie SBeutel 
mit ®elb getrctQen foorben, bie notf) gu fefjen. 

Salabin unb balb barauf fcerjdjiebene WlamciuUn* 

Salabtn (im §ereintrefen 9 ). 
©a fteljt ba§ ©elb nun nod)! Unb niemanb meife 
©en ©ermifd) auf^ufinben, ber nermutfylid) 
21n3 Sdjad)brett irgenbmo getattjen ift 10 ), 
©a§ if)it mo§( feiner felbft nergeffen madjt 11 ); — 
SBarum nid&t meiner? — 9?un, ©ebulb! 2Ba§ gtebt'3? 

(£in Wl a m e 1 u !. grnmnf d)te 9kdjrid)t, Sultan ! fjreube^ Sultan I 
©ie $araoane non Mjira 12 ) fommt; 
3ft glitdiid) ba 13 )l mit fieben}af)rigem ,4 ) 
Sribut be§ reidjen 9KI8. 

Salabin. 33rau, Sbratytm! 
©u bift mir maljrlidj ein mifltommner 93ote! — 
§a! enbli$ einmal! enbltdj! — $Qabt Qant 
©er guten S^itung 15 ). 

©er 9ftameluf (tuartenb). (!Kun? nur §er bamtt!) 

S a la bin. 2Ba§ tuart'ft bu? -- ©elj nur tnieber. 

©er 9ftameluf. ©em 2Bittfommnen 
Sonft md&iS? 

Salabtn. %&a% benn nod) fonft? 

1) will be tricked. — 2) unless. — 3) cheer up! — 4) I am alone 
with her. — 5) some. — 6) would not be amiss. — 7) go to! — 8) 
follows him. — 9) as he enters. — 10) is somewhere over the chess- 
board. — 11) to apt to make. — 12) Cairo. — 13) come .safely. — 
14) of seven years. — 15) welcome news. 



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Set attameluf. ©em guten 53ofen 
£ein ^oienbrob 1 )? — ©o mar' id) } a ber (£rfte, 
©en ©alabin mit SBorten abjuloljnen, 
©odf> enbiid) lernte! — 2Iud) ein 5M)m! — ber (£rfte, 
DJttt bem er fnicferie 2 ). 

©alabin. ©o nimm bit nur 
©ort einen 93eutel. 

©er Sttameluf. 9Mn, nun nid)t! ©u fannft 
9Jlir fie nun aHe fd^enfen rooflen. 

©alabin. Sroij! — 
Somm fy>r! ©a T)aft hu §mei. — 3m grnft? er geijt? 
£fyut mir'§ an ©belmutlj §ut)or s )? — ©enn fidjer 
Sftuft i^m e§ faurer roerben 4 ), au§§uftf)ragen, 
m% mit ju geben. — 3braf)im! — 2Ba3 fommt 
W\x benn aucf) em 5 ), jo !urj Dor meinem abtritt 
9luf einmal ganj ein Slnbrer fetn ju rootten? — 
2BiH ©alabin aid ©alabin ntd&t fterben? — 
©o mitftt' er aud) aU ©alabin ntrfjt leben. 

©in jmetter 9ftameluf. ftun, (Sultan! . . . 

©alabin. 2Benn bu mir §u mellen fommft . . . 

3roetter9ttameluf. ©a fc au§ ?4'egt)pten ber 2rcm§por t nun ba ! 

©alabin. 3d) roeifs fdjon. 

3toeiter 9JlameIuf. $am id) boc§ ju fofit! 

©alabin. SBarum 
3u foat? — ©a nimm fur beinen guten SBiHen 
©er 53eutel einen ober jmei. 

Stoeitcr Sftameluf. 2ttadf)t brei! 

©alabin. 3a, menu bu rerfmen fannfi! — ©o nimm fie nur 

3metter9ftameluf. (£3 mirb tt)D^)l nod) ein ©ritter fommen 
— toenn 
(£r anber§ 6 ) lommen fann. 

©alabin. SOSte ta^ 

Shelter TOameluf. Se nun 7 )! 
@r Ijat audO rooljl ben §al§ gebrodjen! ©enn 
©obalb mir brei ber Slnfunft be§ transports 
53erfid)ert roaren, fprengte jeber frifd) 
©aDon 8 ). ©er Sorberfte, ber ftiir^t; unb fo 
®omm' id) nun nor, unb bleib' aud) Dor bi§ in 
©ie ©tabt; mo ober 3&raJ)im, ber Seder, 
©ie ©affen beffer fennt. 

1) fee. — 2) plays the niggard. — 3) excells me, beats me. — ■ 
4) be harder. — 5) what do I mean. — 6) provided. — 7) aye, well! 
— 8) started off. 



- 112 ^ 

Sarabtn. O ber ©efiuqte 1 )! 
greunb, ber ©efiurjte! — Keif i$m boc§ entgegen 2 ). 

3meiter 3Rameluf. ®a§ »crb' i$ {a too^l ttyun! — tlnb 
menu et Kebt, 
So ift bie £>alfte biefer SBeutel fein. (®c$t oB). 

©alabin. ©ielj, tr>eld^ j exn gutcr ebrer Serf and) ba§! — 
SBer (aim fid) f defter ^amelufen rufimen? 
Unb loar' mir benn $u benfen nid)t erlaubt, 
®afe fie mein SBeifpiel btlben T&elfen ? — gfort 
W\t bem ©ebanfen, fie ju guter Se|t 3 ) 
9cod) an etn anbre§ p gett>5$nen ! . . . 

©in britter TOameluf. Sultan . . . 

©a lab in. 93ift bu'§, ber flurjtc? 

fritter TOamcIuf. SRein. 3d) mclbc ttur, — 
Stoji Emir ailaufor, ber bie $arabane 
©effifcri, bom $ferbe fteigt . . . 

©alabin. ^Bring' Hjn! gefdjminb! — 
®a ift er ja! — 

JmiUt Jkiifixiit 

Qtmit SKaufor unb ©afabin. 

©alabin. ' SBiflfommen, 6in.tr 1 Vlun, 
SBie iff 3 gegangen? — SBlanfor, SRanfor, §aft 
Un§ lange marten laffen! 

SManfor. SHefer 33rief 
Q3crid)tct, raa§ bein Slbuifttffem erft 
Q-tir Unrul/ in &f)ebai§ oarnpfen muffen: 
6 b' mir e§ magen burften abjugeljen. 
SDen 3»\J barauf ^fib' idj be[d) leuniget, 
^>o utct one mSglid) loar. 

©alabin. 3d) glaube bir! — 
Hub nimm nur, gttter 9ttanfor, nimm fogleid) . . . 
£u tquft e3 aber bodj aud} gem? . . . nimm frifd)e 
fBebcdiimj nur fogleid). 5)u mufjt fogleid) 
5iod) writer l ); mu6.t ber ©dber grB&ern £f)etf 5 ) 
21nf Sibanon jrnn SSater bringen. 

3)1 an for. ©em! 
©efyr gem! 

©alabin. Unb nimm bir bie Sebedung ja 
9inr nid)t ^u fd&toad). (£3 ift urn Sibanon 



1) alas, the one that fell. — 2) mount the horse, to meet him. 
— 3) at Jast, at length. — 4) you must proceed. — 5} bulk* 



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9ttdjt aDe§ meljr fo ftd&er. £aft bu nid&t 
©e§5rt? ©ie 2empeiberrn ftnb inieber rege 1 ), 
(Bet loo^I auf beiner §ut! — fiomm nur! 2Bo l&alt 
2>er 3ug? 3d) luifl i^n fe§n; unb afle§ felbft 2 ) 
Setreiben. — S&r! td& bin fobann bei ©ttta§. 

prifter Juffritf. 

Scene: bte $almen toor 9cat§an§ §aufc. 
£>cr SempeOjenr ge^t auf unb meber. 
Sn§ §au§ nun mill i$ einmal nid^t. — @r toirb 
6id) enbltc^ bod) moi)i fe^cn laffen 3 )! — 2Jfan 
93emerfte mid) ja fonft 4 ) fo baib, fo gem! — 
2£tlT§ nod) erleben 5 ), baft er ftc^s oerbittet, 
35or feinem £)aufe mic$ fo peifjtg finben 
Sulaffen 6 ). — £>m! — i<$ bin bod) abcr aud& 
©ebr drgerlid). — 2Ba§ r;at mid) benn nun fo 
(^rbittert gegen iljn? — (Er fagte ja: 
*ftod) fd)iug' er mir nid)t3 ah. Unb Salabin 
§at'3 uber fid? 7 ) genommen, i^n ju ftimmen 8 ), 
2Bte? foQte mirflid) roobl in mir ber ©brift 
9cod) tiefer niften, aU in tfym ber 3jube? — 
2Ber fennt fid) red)t! SBie fount' iff) i^m benn fonft 
£en fleinen Dtaub nid)t gonnen moflen 9 ), Un 
(£r fid)'3 ju folder $Jngelegenf)eit 
©emadit, btn Gfyriften afyujagen 10 )? — $reifidj; 
$ein fletner 9kub, ein fold) ©efcbfipf! — @efd)5pf? 
Unb roeffen? — £)odj be§ ©flatten nidjt, ber auf 
2)e§ Seben§ 5ben 8tranb ben 93lod geflofet, 
Unb fid) baoon gemadjt 11 )? £e§ MnftlerS bodf) 
HBoftl mebr, ber in bem bingeroorfnen 33lode 
$)te abttlid&e ©eftalt fid) badjte, bie 
<£r bargefteQt? — 9lft ! *R?a)a$ mabrer Skter 
23(eibt, tro| bem G^riften, ber fie jeugtc — bleibt 
3n (Sraigfeit ber Sube. — 2Benn icb mir 
€>ie lebiqlid) al3 Gbriftenbirne benfe, 
<&\? fonber afle§ ba$ mir benfe, ma§ 
TOein ibr fo ein 3ube geben fonnte: — 
©pridj, Sperj — teas war' an ibr 12 ), bo§ bir gefiel? 

1) stirring. — 2) in person. — 3) show himself. — 4) at other 
times. — 5) I am to see the day. — 6) begs me not to be found. — 
7) on himself. — 8) to bring him round. — 9) would I begrudge. — 
10) to rescue from. — 11) ran off. — 12) what had she. 



— 114 — 

9ttd)t§! SBenig! ©elbft t$r Sddjeln, ttmr' e§ mdjt§ 

91(3 fanfte fcfyone 3ucfung t^rer 9Jlu§Ceht; 

SOdr', nm§ fie ladjein mad)t, be§ SftetjeS unroertfj, 

3rt ben e§ fidj auf ifyrem 9ttunbe fleibet: — 

*ftein; felbfi i^r Sadjelu nic^t! 3d) fjab' e§ ja 

SBoljl fdjbner nod) an 9lbermi|, an £anb, 

2In §>6t)nerei, an ©d)tneidjler unb an 33»§fer 

2krfd)wenben fefyn! — §at'3 ba midj audj 6ejau6ert? 

§at'§ ba mtr aud) ben 2Bunfd) entlodt, mein 2tb<?n 

3n fcinem ©onnenfcfyeine ju nerflattern? — 

3dj muJ3te nidjt 1 ,). Unb bin au\ ben bod) launifd) 2 ), 

SDer biefen fybfyern SBertlj aflein ifjr gab? 

SBie ba§? marum? — 2Benn idj ben ©pott oerbiente, 

Wit bem mid) ©alabin entliefj! ©djon fd)ttmm 

©enug, bajj ©alabin e§ glauben fonnte! 

2Bie flein id) ifym ba fdjeinen mufcte! mie 

2krad)tUdj! — Unb ba§ attc§ nm ein 9#dbd)en? — 

(Stirb! (Surb! ba§ gef)t fo nidjt 3 ). 2enf ein 4 )! SBenn boHenb§ 

SRtt ®aja nur n>a§ fcorgeplaubert fydtte 5 ), 

$Sa§ fdjtnerlid) $u ermeifen fiiinbe? — ©ieh 

3)a tritt er enblidj, im ©efprdd) oertieft, 

9Iu§ feinem £aufe! — £>a! mtt mem! — 9Jtit itjm? 

W\t meincm IJtofterbruber? — §a! fo tneifc 

6r fid)erlidj fdjon aKe§ ! ift tooT^I gar 

&em $atriard)en fd)on ocrratljen! — §a! 

2Ba§ f)ab J idj Querfotf 6 ) nun gefttftet 7 )! — $>afs 

©n ein^'ger ftunfen biefer Seibenfdjaft 

®od) unjer§ £)irn§ fo titel Derbrennen lann! — 

©efdjroinb entfc§tte& 5 bid), roa§ nunmefjr ju tfyun! 

3d) mill f)ier feitmdrt§ iljrer ioarten; — ob 

SSiefleidjt ber Ulofterbruber ibn Derldftt. 

^ierter ^uffriff. 

Stfatfjan unb ber ^{pfterbruber 

*ftatl(jan (i^ut ndfjer fommenb). 
ipabt normals, guter 93ruber, oielen ®anf! 

$lofterbruber. Unb 3f)r befsqletdjen 8 )! 

iftat^an. 3d)? Don (Sud)? toofur? 
gitr meinen (Stgenftnn, <&u&) aufjubringen, 
2Ba§ 3^r nidjt braudjt? — 3a, toenn i&m Surer nur 

1) not, that I know of. — 2) I scold, envy, —3) will not do. — ( 
4) turn back.— 5) tattled to me. — 6) mad-cap. — - 7) done. — 8) also. 



— 115 — 

STudf) nadjgegeoen f)att y ; 3§r mxt ©efoalt 
9ci$t moUtet reiser fein, al§ id). 

Slofterbruber. 3)a§ &td; 
©e¥)5rt ja ofynebiel niajt mir; ift ja fo 
£)er Sodjter g^ngeS t>dterltd;ei ©rbe. — 
$e nun, fie f)at ja (5ud). — ©oti gebe nur, 
£>a& 3§r e§ nie bereuen burft, fo t)iel 
giir fie getfyan gu fjaben! 

9?atf)an. - £ann id) ba§? 
S)a§ fann id) nie. Seib unbeforgt 1 )! 

fflofterbruber. Nun, nun! 
®ie ^atriardjen unb bie Siempelfyerren ... 

Nathan. 33ermogen mir be§ 23ofen nie fo t>teX 
3u ifyun, oafs irgenb ma§ mid) reuen fonnte: 
©efd)meige 2 ), ba§! — iinb feib S^r.benn fo gang 
93erfidjert, bafj ein ^empelfjerr e§ ift, 
®er 6uren ^atriardjen fyejjt 3 )? 

$lofterbruber. 6§ !ann 
33einaf) fein anbrer fein. ©in £em£eltyerr 
Sprqd) furj oorfyer mit if)m; unb ma§ id; §5rte, 
£)a§ flang banatf) 4 ). 

Sftatfjan. (£3 ift bod) aber nur 
(Sin ein^iger je$t in Serufalem. 
Unb biefen fenn' id), liefer ift tnein greunb. 
©in junger, ebler, offner SEttann! 

$lofterbruber. ©anj red^t ; 
®er namlicfye! — 3)odj ma§ man ift, unb ma§ 
:Dtan fein mufc in ber 2BeIt, baZ pafo l a ®°fy 
9l\tf)t immer. 

9iatfjan. Seiber ntd&t 5 ). — <So tfjue, mer'3 
$ud) immer ift, fein <5d)Iimmfte§ ober 23efie§ ! 
2ftit guerm 33ud)e, 23rubec, trof id) aflem: 
Unb aefje graben 2Beg§ bamit gum (Sultan. 

^lofterbruber. SSiei ©iiids! 3d) tt>iH 6udJ benn nur §ier 
oerlafien. 

9?atfjan. Unb fjabt fie ntd)t einmal gcfe^n ! — Sommt \a 
®od) 6 ) balb, bod) flcifeig ttrieber. 2Benn nur tyeut 
S)er ^atriard) nod) nid)i§ erfcifjrt! — £>o$ ma3 7 )? > 
©agt ifym aucfy fyeute, ma§ S^r mottt. 

1) easy, don't trouble yourself! — 2) least of all, let alone. — 
3) to set upon. — 4) like it. — 5) I am sorry to say: no!— 6) by all 
means. — 7) 'however, no matter! 



~ 116 - 

ftlojlerBruber. Sdfj nidji. 
Sebt ttJ0t)l! (©cjt ab). 

Sftat^an. SBcrgcfet un§ {a ntd)t, ©ruber! — ©ott! 
©afc t$ nicfyt gleic^ fyter ! ) unter fretem ^rimmet 
2luf meinc $ntee ftnfen fann ! 2Bie ftd) 
©cr $noten, ber fo oft mir bange madjfe, 
3hin Don fi<$ feiber tdfet! — ©ott! rote leid&t 
2JHr .roirb 2 ), bajj id) nun roetter auf ber 2Belt 
9iid)ts ju oerbergen babe! bafc id) nor 
®en 9ttenfd)en nun fo fret fann roanbeln, af§ 
SSor btr, ber bu aflein ben 9flenf$en nidftt 
ftad) feinen ^aten braudjft ju rtd)ten, bie 
©o feiten jeine SL^aien finb, o ©ott! 

> ^tunffer Jiuffriff. 

SRatljan unb ber ^empenjerr, ber toon ber Sette auf ifm gufommt. 

£empelf)err. §e! roariet, SRatfcan; nebtnt mtcf) mtt! 

SRat&an. 2Ber ruft? — 
©etb 3t)r e8, fitter? 2£o gotoefen, bflfj 
3fyr bet bent <5ultan 6ud(j ntd)t treffen laffen? 

Sempei^err. SGBir ftnb etnanber fe&I gegangen 3 ). Stmt's 
9lid&t ubel ! 

5ftatban. 3dj ntdjt! aber ©alabtn... 

SLempeifyerr. 3br roar >t nur eben fort 4 ) . . . 

^atban. Unb fpradjt ifyn bodj? 
Stun, fo ift'8 gut 5 ). 

SLempetberr. @r rotfl un§ aber beibe 
3ufammen fprecfyen. 

IRat^an. ©efto beffer. Sommt 
$ur mit 6 >. DJlein ©ang [tanb ofynebtn ju ifym 7 ). — 

£empelberr v 3a) barf ja beefy roofyl fragen, Kattyan, roer 
(£ud) ba oerltefj? 

^atljan. Sfyr fennt tljn bodj toot)! ntd)t? 

Xempelfterr. 2Bar'§ nid)t bie gute Spaut 8 ), ber Satenbruber, 
3)ej$ fid) ber ^atrtard) fo gern jum Stober 9 ) 
Sebtent? 

9?atban. $ann fein! 23ehn $atrtard)en. tft 
6r aflerbing^. 

1) on the' spot. — 2) how easy I feel. ■ — 3) have been missing 
each other. — 4) had just left. — 5) that suffices. — 6) then come 
7) my pace was directed (bent). — 8) soul. — 9) cat's-paw, starter 



- 117 - 

Ztmpttytxx. ©er $fiff ») ifi gar ntc^t libel; 
©te Sinfalt sor bcr ©dljurferei oorau§ 
3u f$i<fen. 

ftat^an. 3a, bie bumme; — nidjt bie fromme. 

Sempel^err. 3Jn fromme glaubt fein $atriard(j. 

9iatf)an. ^itr ben 
9hm ftefc' id&. ©er mirb fetnem *Patriard(jen 
Wd&tS Ungebiibrlid()e§ nofl§ief)en §elfen 2 ). 

Sempel^err. ©o fteUt er menigftenS fidfj an 3 ). — ©odj fjat 
Sr @udj t>on mir benn ntd)t§ gefagt? 

ftatljan. Son <£u$? 
Son ©udfj nun namentiid) tuo^I nid)t§. — (£r meifc 
3a too^l aud& f djmerlidf) (Suern D^amen ? 

£empel$err. ©djmerlidfj. 

9lat$an. Son einem Stempel^erren freiltdf) I)at 
Sr mir gefagt . . . 

£empe!ljerr. llnb ma§? 

Sftat^an. SGBomtt er ©ud) 
©odj) ein fiir aHemal nicfyt meinen fann! 

Sempel^err. SSer meij3? 2aj$t bodf) nur §5ren. 

•ftatljan. ©afc mid) giner 
Set fetnem ^atriardfjen angeflagt . . . 

Stempelfjerr. @ud) angeflagt? — ©a§ ift, mtt feiner ©unft — 
Krfogen. — §5rt mid), !Ratl)an! — 3c(j bin nid)t 
©er 9flenfd), ber irgenb dtoa$ abjuleugnen 
3m ©tanbe mare. 2Ba§ id) tbat, ba§ tfiat icf)! 
©o$ bin idj audj nic^t ber, ber afle§, tna§ 
@r tfjat, al§ mofjlgetljan Dert^eib'gen mfld&te. 
23a§ foflt' idj eine§ Sep mid) fdjamen? £ab' 
3d) nid&t ben f eft en Sorfat* i§n §u beffern ? 
Unb toetfe id) etma nid)t, tote mett mil bem 
@§ 9flenf$en bringen ftfnnen 4 )? — §5rt midfj, Sftatljan! 
3d) bin be§ 2aienbruber§ £empell)err, 
©er (Sudj oerflagt foil 5 ) tyaben, aflerbing§. — 
3bt totfet ja, ma§ mid) ttmrmifdj 6 ) mad)te! ma§ 
3Kein Slut in alien 2lbern fieben mad)te! 
3d) ©aud) ! — id) fam fo gan^ mit 2eib unb ©eel' 
6udj in bie $rme mic!j in merfen. SBie 
3^r mid) empftngt — rote fait — roie lau — benn lau 
3ft fd)limmer nod) al§ fait; rote abgemeffen 7 ) 

1) trick. -*- 2) assist in doing vile things. — 3) would appear so. 
— 4) men may succeed. — 5) is supposed. — 6) peevish. — 7) formal. 



- 118 - 

SOltr au§§ubeugen:3fir BefCtffen roar't 1 ); 

SKit roeld)en au§ ber Suft gegriffnen 2 ) $ragen 

3(jr '3lnttoort"!mr gu geben fa^einen mofltet: 

2)a§ barf idj faum mir je£t nod) benfen, menu 

3d(j foil gelaffen bletben. — §ort mid), *ftatf)an! — 

3n biefer ©dfyrung fdjlidj) mir 3)aja nad^, 

Unb roarf mir ibr ©ebeimnifc on ben ffopf, 

®a§ mir ben »uf fdftlufe 3 ) ®ure§ rat^ei^aften 

93etragen§ gu entl^alten fd)ien. 

| ^at&an. 2Bte ba§? 

j Sempelfjerr. §ort mid) nur au§ 4 )! — 3$ bitbete mir ein: 

3$r roolltet, roa§ 3&r einmai nun ben (£I)riften 

©o abgejagt, an etnen Efjriften roieber 

3Ri<$t gern oerlieren. Unb fo fiel mir ein, 

gud) furj unb gut ba§ 9Jleffer an bie ftetyle 

3u fefcen. 

5»at$an. . $ur$ unb gut? unb gut? — SBo fietft 5 ) 
S)a§ ©ute? 

£em:peIJ)err. §5rt mid), Sftatljan! — Merbing§: 
3d) tf)at nid)t red)t! — 3()r feib raofyt gar nid)t fd)ulbig. — ; 
2>ie *ftdrrin Qa'ia roeifs nidjt, roa§ fie fprid)t — 
3ft ®ud) gef)d)fig 6 ) — fud)t (Sud) nur bamit 
3n einen bofen §anbel §u oerrotdeln 7 ) — 
$ann fcinl fann fein! — 3*$ bin ein junger Saffe, 
®er immer nur an beiben (Snben fcbmdrmt 8 ); 
S3alb Dtel ju mel, balb Diel ju roenig tl)ut — 
%utf) ba§ fann fein! Ser^eifyt mir, SRat^an. 

9lat&an. 2Benn 
3$r fo mid) freilid) faffet 9 ) — 

£em:pell)err. ^ur§, id) ging 
Sum $atriard)en! — §ab' (£ud) aber nid)t 
©enannt. ®a§ ift erlogen, roie gefagt! 
3d) W il)m blo& ben Sad gan^ aUgemein 10 ) 
©r^dfyft, urn feme 9fteinung gu oerneljmen. — 
5(ud) ba§ Ifjdtt' unterbleiben fonnen 11 ): [a bod)! — 
©enn fannf id) nid)t ben *£atriard)en fd)on 
«l§ etnen ©d&urfen? ffonnt' id& gud& nidjt felber 
Sftur gteid) gur Sebe ftcflen 12 )? — aRufef id) ber 

1) intent you were to elude. — 2) far-fetched. — 3) clue. — 
4) to the end. — 5) where is the good there? — 6) hates you. — 
7) entangle in a bad scrape. — 8) runs to both extremes. — 9) take 
me on this side. — 10) in the abstract. — 11) could have remained 
undone. — 12) speak to yourself. 



f - 119 — ; 

*©efa$r, fo einen Sater gu berlteren, 
%a% orme <mdbd)en oufern? — 9?im, foa§ tfjut'S 1 )? 
®ie Sdjurferei be§ ^atriardjen, bie 
60 dfjnlid) immcr fid) credit 2 ), §at midj 
£>e£ ndd)ften 2Bege§ t^teber gu mir felbft 
©ebracqt 3 ). — <3)enn f)6rt mid), 5Rat$an; $5rt mid) ou§! — 
©efejt, er nuifjt' aud) (Suern ^amen: toa§ 
Stun me^r, ma3 me^r 4 )? - (£r fann gud& ja ba§ 9)?dbd)en 
9lur nefjmen, menn fie niemanb§ ift, at§ (Suer. 
(Sr !ann fie bod) au§ (Surem §aufe nur 
3n§ fflofter fd)leuuen. — W\o — gebt fie mtr! 
©ebt fie nur mir; unb lafet i$n fommen. £a! 
<£r foil's too&I bleiben laffen 5 ), mtr mein 2Beib 
3u nefjmen. — ©ebt fie mir; gefdjroinb! — Sic fei 
9?un (Sure Softer, ober fei e§ nid)t! 
Sei G&riftin, ober 3ubin, ober feine3 6 )! 
©(eicbDiel! gleidjoiei! 3d) tnerb' gudfj raeber je|t 
9?od) }emal§ fonft in meinem gotten Seben 
®arum befragen. Sei, mie'3 fei! 

Jtat&an. 3fjr mdbnt 
2Bobl gar, bag mir bie SBafjrfjeit ju berbergen 
Sel)r notfyig? 

Stempelfjerr. Sei, mie'§ fei! 

^ai^an. 3d) $aV e§ ja 
$utf) — ober mem e§ fonft §u tt>i||en giemt — 
Hftodj nid)t gefeugnet, bafe fie eine Sfjrtftin, 
Unb mdjt§ al§ meine $flegetod)tcr ift; — 
2Barum id)'§ aber il)r nod) nidjt entbedt? — . 
SDariiber braudj' id) nur bei ifyr mid) ju 
6nt[d)ulbigen. 

£emuelf)err. ©a§ fottt 35* aud) bei U)r 
91id)t braudjen. — ©5nnt'§ i&r bod) 7 ), ba^ fie (£ud) nte 
Wit anbern 2Iugen barf betrad)ten! Spart 
3br bie (Sntbecfung bocf) ! — <Kod) f)abt 3$r k 
3I)r gang aflein, mit tl)r ju fd&alten 8 ). ©ebt 
Sie mtr! 3d) bitt' &ud), ftatyan; gebt fie mir! 
34 bin's aflein, ber fie jum fttoeitenmale 
<£ud) retten fann — unb trill. 

9?atban. 3a — fonnte! fonnte 9 )! 
9?un aud) nid)t mebr. (£§ ift bamit ju ffcat. 



1) no matter! — 2) to remain consistent. — 3) restored me to 
myself. — 4) what then? — 5) he shall let it alone. — 6) or neither. 
— 7) indulge her, allow her. — 8) to dispose of. — 9) could have. _j 



-120^7 

Sempelfjerr. SBic fo? gu fpat? 

yiatfyan. ®anf fct bem ^atnard^cn . • . 

£empelf)err. $>em ^atriardjen? ®anf? tljm ©anf? toofiir? 
®an! ()dttc bcr bet \m$ oerbienen ttjoflcn? 
SBofiir? roofiir? 

5ft at I) an. ®afc loir nun ttriffen, tnem 
Sic anoerroanbt; nun miff en, roeffen §anben 
©ie fidjer auSgeliefert merben fann. 

!£ em pelf) err. ®a§ ban!' itjm 1 ) — toer fur meljr t$m banfen 
ttrirb! 

ittatfjan. 9lu§ biefen mitfit 3!jr fie nun aud) erfjalten, 
Unb nid&t au§ tneinen. 

Sempelljerr. Irme Sfted&a! 2Ba§ 
®ir afle§ ^uftdgt 2 ), Qrmc SRedja! 2B<*3 
C^tn ©liitf flir anbre 2Batfen marc, ttrirb 
2)ein Ungliid! — Sftatljan! — Unb too fmb fte, biefe 
93erroanbte? 

31 at & an. SBo fie finb? 

Sempelfjerr. Unb roer fie finb? 

9iatfjan. 55efonber§ Ijat ein 33ruber fid) gefunben, 
Set bem 3&r urn fte toerben mii&t. 

3:empel§err. (Sin Sruber? 
2Ba§ ift er, biefer ©ruber? (Sin ©olbat? 
6in ©etftlidber? — SJafjt §5ren, toa§ id) mir 
93erfpred)en barf. 

Wat!) an. 3d) glaube, bajj er fetn§ 
55on beiben — ober beibe§ ift. 3<$ fe^n' 
3fyn noa*) nidjt red)t. 

Xempelfjerr. Unb fonft? 

ftat^an. gin braber SJtann! 
53ei bem ftdf) fttfya gar nid)t libel ttrirb 
Eefinben 3 ). 

Xempelljerr. ®od(j ein <£l)rift! — 3<§ toeig ju 3ettcrO 
$ud) gar nid)t, tua§ id& Don (?ud) benfen foil 4 ): — 
Webmt mir'3 nidfct ungut 5 ), $Rat^an. — 2Birb fte nic^t 
®ie gfjrtftin fptelen miiffen, unter S^riften? 
Unb ttrirb fie, ma§ fie lange g'nug gefpiett, 
TOc&t enbltd) roerben? SBtrb bm lautern SBeijen, 
3)en 3fjr gefa't, ba§ Unfraut enblid) nid)t 
<£rfti<fen 6 )? — Unb ba§ fiimmert (£ud) fo roenig? 
^em ungeofltet ffinnt 3§t fagen — 3&r? — 

1) may thank him. — 2) befall. — 3) will not be placed amiss. 
— 4} what to make of you. — 5) unkindly. — ^choke. 



— 121 — 

©a& fte bei U)rem ©ruber ftd) nic^t ubcl 
SSefinben merbe? 

Tiatfyan. ©enF id)! ftoff 3 idj! — SBcnn 
3$r ja bei i^m ma§ mangeln foflte, bat 
<5te 6ud) unb mid) benn nic^t nod) immer? 

Sempelberr. 0§! 
2Ba§ tmrb bet tbm iljr mangeln fonnen! SSMrb 
©a§ 93ruberd)en mit Sffen unb mit $leibung, 
9Jht 5ftafdjroerf unb mit $u£ ba§ ©djmeftercbpn 
Hfl\6)t retd)lid) g'nug nerforgen? Unb roa§ braudjt 
©in ©cbroefierdjen benn mebr! — (£i freilid): aud) 
Sftod) einen 2ftann! — !Run, nun; aud) ben, aud) ben 
SGBirb ibr ba§ Sriiberdjen ju feiner 3^t 
©djon jdjaffen; roie er immer nur ju ftnben 1 )! 
©er 6briftit*fte ber ©eflc! - ftatban, ftatfjan! 
2i*eld) einen Sngel ^atlet 3br gebilbet, 
©en (Sud) nun Slnnre fo oerbunjen roerben! 

ftatban. £>at !eine Wotb 2 )! <£r roirb p<$ unfrer Siebe 
5loc§ immer roertij genuq bebaupten 8 ). 

^empelberr. 6agt 
®a§ nid)t! 53on meiner Siebe fagt ba§ ntd)t! 
©enn bie lafct nid()t§ ftd) unterfdjlngen 4 ) ; nitbte! 
68 fei audj nod) fo fiein ! $ud) feinen 9?amen ! — 
©od) batt ! SIrgmoJjnt fie mofji bereiiS, ma§ mit 
3$r Dorgebt 5 )? 

ftatljan. SflSgltaV, ob i$ fd)on nid)t mufste, 
2Bof)er? 

Sempelberr. 9Iud) eben met 6 ); fte foil — fte mufe 
3n beiben fallen, roa§ ibr Sdfjicfjal brobt, 
SSon mtr juerft erfabren. 9J&in ©ebanfe, 
6ie e^cr roteber nid)t &u febn, $u fpredjen, 
911* bt§ id) fte bte OTetne nennen biirfe, 
Sattt meg. 3* eile . . . 

^at|)an. SMetbt! mobin? 

^empelberr. 3u ibt! 
3u febn, ob biefe TOftbcfteiifeele 9flann§ ') genug 
SBobl ift, ben ein^igen (Sntjdfjlufi ju faffen, 
©er ibrer miirbig mare! 

Katban. Sfteldjen? 

1) as best he can. — 2; fear not! — 3) render herself well worthy. 
— 4) allows no abatement, diminution. — 5) what has come to her, 
befallen her? — t>) no matter that. — 7) masculine. 



— 122 — 

Sempelfjerr. ©en: 
yiati) $utf) unb Ujrem 93ruber toetter nid^t 
3u fragen — 

9iat$an. Unb? 

Sempelljerr. Unb mir $u fotgen: — toenn 
©te briiber eine§ 9ttufelmanne§ Qfrau 
9lud; roerben mufcte. 

ftatban. SBWBt! 3Jt irefft fie nid&t; 
©te ift bet Sittafo bet be§ ©ultan§ ©djtuefter. 

^empelfjerr. ©ett roann? roarum? 

92atl)an. Unb rooflt 36* ba bet ifynen 
3ugfeid) ben 93ruber finben: fommt nur mit. 

Sempeltjerr. ©en 53ruber? roefdjen? ©ittab§ ober yit&)a% ( $ 

SJJat^an. £eid)t beibe *). ^ommtnur mit! 3d) bitt' @ud), fommt! 

(®r fiifjrt ijn fort.) 

£edjsfer ^uffriff. 

©cone: in 6ittaf)§ §arem. 
Stttaf) unb Dfledja in Unterfjaltung begriffen 2 ). 

©ittalj. 2Ba§ freu' idj tntdj ntdjt betner, fii&eS 3M)df)en! — 
©ei fo befiemmt nur nid&t! fo angft! fo fc^iid^tern ! — 
©ei munter! fei gefprddjiger ! Dertrauter! 

3tecr)a. ^rinjef fin . . . . 

©ittal). 3l\d)t bocb! nidjt ^rinjefftn! ftenn' 
9flid) ©ittafj, — beine greunbin, — beiue ©djroefter. 
SRenn' mid) bein 2JUitterdjen ! — 3d) fflnnte ba% 
3a fester audj fein. — ©o Jung! fo Hug! fo fromm! 
2£a§ bu nidfjt atte§ toeijji! nid&t aUeS mufct 
©elejen baben! 

SRed&a. 3d) gelefen? — ©ittafj, 
©u fpotteft beiner fieinen aI6ern ©djtrjefter. 
3dj fann faum lefen. 

©ittaf). Sannft faum, 2ua,nerin! 

fRec^a. (Sin roenig meineS 33ater§ §anb! — $$) tneinte 
©u fprddjft Don 23udjern. 

©ittaf). MerbirtgS! toon SBud&em. 

tRed)a. SRun, 53iict)er ttrirb mir roafjrlid) fd&toer ju lefen 3 )! — 

©ittafj. 3m graft? 

9kd)a. 3m gan^en grnft 4 ). 3Kein S3ater lltht 
©ie falte 3Sud)gdebrfarrifeir, bie fid) 

1) perhaps both. — 2) engaged, — 3) it puzak§> — 4) in goqtf: 
"Jarjiest. 



— 123 — 

2Rit tobten 3ei$en tnS ©e^irn nut brufft, 
3" wenig. 

<spitta$. 61, toa§ fagft bu! — §at inbeft 
SBofcl ntd)t fe§r Unrest! — Unb fo.mand&eS, tna§ 
©u tuei^t . . ? - 

$edja. 2Bei£ id) aflein au§ fetnem TOunbe. 
Xlnb fonnte bet bem SCRetften bir rtod^ fagen, 
2Bie? wo? marum? er mtd/3 gele^rt. 

©tttal). ©o fecingt 
©id) freiltd) aHe§ beffer an *). ©o lentt 
SKit ein§ 2 ) bie gauge ©eele. 

SRec^a. ©id)er fjat 
.5(ud) ©ittaf) taenia ober nidjts gelefen! 

©iitalf). 2Bte id? — 3d) bin nid)t ftolj auf'S ©egentfjeil. 
9Wein true fo? ©ein ©runb! ©prid) brcift. ©cin ©tunb? 

SRedja. ©ie ift fo fdjled^t unb redfjt; fo imoerfiinfielt 3 ) ; 
©o gan^ fid) felbft nur ci^nlid) 4 ) . . . 

©ittaf). Dtfun? 

Jftedja. ®a§ foUen 
©ie 93iid)er un§ nur felten laffen: fagt 
Sftein 3Sater. 

©ittafj. O »aS ift bein SSater fur 
<£in Smann! 

$ed)a. 5Rid&t tnafc? 

©ittaf). 2Bie na§ er immer bod) 
Sum 3tele trifft! 

3?ed)a. 3K<$t tnanr? — Unb biefen 9}atcr — 

©ittaf). Ba§ ift bir, SieBe? 

Red) a. ©iefen SSater — 

©ittaf). ©ott! 
©u tneinft? 

!Re*a. Unb biefen 3Sater — 2Ifj! e§ tnu& 
§erau§! Sftein £)ers toM 8uft, xoxU Suft 5 ) ... 

(SHHrft fid), uon Bremen uberttaltigt, gu i^ren guBen.) 

©tttaf). £inb, rooJ 
©efd)ief)t bir? $ec$a! 

'Sted&a. ©iefen SSater foil — 
©oil id) oerlteren! 

©ittaf). ©u? nerlieren? ifm? 
Bie ba§? — ©ei ruf)ig! — 3?immennefjr ! — ©tef) auf I 

1) adheres, takes root. — 2) at once imbibes instruction. 
3) unaffected. — 4) like herself, her own original. — 5) room 



~ 124 - 

9te$a. ©u foUft t)ergebcn§ btdfj ju meiner ftreunbut, 
3u meiner ©d&mefter nid&t erboten Kjaben. 

©ittab. 3dJ bin's Ja! bin's ! — ©tef) boc§ nur auf! 3$ mug 
©onft §tilfe rufcn. 

SRec^a (bie ftdj ertnannt unb auffteljt). 2H)! Derail)! oergieb! 
9Wein ©d)mer§ bat mic§ oergeffen madden, toer 
©u bift. SSor ©tttaf) gilt fein SBinfeln, fern 
SSerjroeifetn. $alte, rubige SSernunft 
SBill aQe§ iiber fie aflein oermbgen *). 
¥ik$ ©ad^c biefe bei if)r fii&rt 2 ), ber fiegt ! 

©itta§. 9ton benn? 

$tttf)a. Stein; metne Qfreunbin, meine ©d&toejler 
ffitebt ba§ nid)t ju 3 )! ©iebt nimmer ju, bag mir 
Pin anbrer SSater aufgebrungen roerbe 4 )! 

&ittaf). Kin anbrer Sater? aufgebrungen? bir? 
9Ber fann ba§? fann \>a§ audfj nur roollen, Siebe? 

9ted)a. SQSer? 9Jteine gute bbfe ©aja fann 
©a§ roollen — roiH ba% fbnnen. — 3a; bu fennft 
2Bo§! biefe gute b5fe ©aja nic^t? 
9iun, ©ott oergeb' e§ ibr! — be(o§n' e§ t^r! 
E ie Ijat mir fo t)iel ©ute§, — fo t>icl SJbfeS 
©rmiefen! 

©ittafc 935feS bir? — fo mug jlc ©ute§ 
©od) tua^rttd^ roenig §aben. 

Sedja. ©odj! redljt otef, 
JRcd^t Did! 

©ittalf). 2Ber ift fie? 

Sftedja. (Sine Sljriftin, btc 
3»t meiner Sinbfyeit m ^ fl^ftcflt; mid) fo 
©epftegt ! — ©u glaubft nicbt ! — ©ie midl) eine 9Jhittet 
©o roenig miffen laffen! — ©ott oergelt' 
(?3 ibr! — ©ie aber micfy audi) fo gedngftet! 
2)itdj fo gequalt! 

©ittafj. Unb fiber roa§? roarum? 
SBic? 

3tedba. $d&! bie arme ftrau — td& fag' bir'S [a — 
3ft ^ ne Sljriftin; — mug auS Siebe qualen; — 
3i1 eine oon ben ©dfjroarmerinnen, bie 
©en aflgemeinen, einjig roafjren 2Beg 
$ia$ ©ott ju roiffen roabnen 5 )'- 

©tttab. flun MtjleV id)! 

1) will be omnipotent with her. — 2) pleads. — 3) allows. — 
4) forced on me. — 5) fancy. 



— 125 - 

SRed^a. Unb jtdj geDrungen f listen 1 ), einen jeben, 
®er bie)e§ ffieg§ nerfebit, barauf ju ienfen. — 
Saum fonnen fie and) anber§. 2)enn ift'§ maljr, 
©ajj biejer 2Beg aUetn nur rid)tig fiiljrt: 
SBte folien fie gelafjen 2 ) t^re greunbe 
2luf einem anbern roanbeln fctyn, — bet tn§ 
IBerberben fiiir^t, ins eroige 33etberben? 
g§ mii&te mbglid) fetn, fcenfelben 9flenfd)en 
3ur feiben 3eit &u liebeit unb $u tyaffen. — 
3lud) ifi's t>a* nidrt, ma§ enblidj laute $lagen 
Wid) iiber fie ju fii^ren jttnngt. 35* ©euf§en, 
36r 2Barnen, irjr ©ebet, Ujr ©rofyen rjatt' 
3d) gem nod) langer au§gefyalten; gern! 
Qt$.bxad)te micrj bod) tmmer auf ©eDanfen, 
©ie gut unb niiijiid). Unb roem fd)meid)eU'§ bod) 
3m ©runbe nicijt 3 ), fid) gat fo inert!) unb trjeuer, 
SSon roem'3 aucfj f ei, gefyalten fiirjlen, bajs 
(£r ben ©ebanfen nicr)t ertragen fann, 
(£r muff etnmal auf emig un§ entberjten 4 ) ! 

©tttalj. 6er)t toar)r! 

Died) a. SlOein — afletn — bct§ ger)t ju rceit! 
©em fann id) nid)t§ entgegenfe^en; nid)t 
©ebutb, md)t Ueberlegung; nid)t§! 

©ittal). 2Ba§?U)em? 

ftedja. 2Ba§ fie mir eben je|t entbedt mill Ijabenv 

©ittafc. ©ntbcclt? unb tbm Jcjt? 

5Red)a. $uc eben Je^t I 
2Bir nabten, auf bem 2Beg rjierr)er, un§ einem 
Scrfaflnen Sbrifientempel. S|M6|Iidj ftaub 
©le ftifl; fcr,ien mit fid) felbft juJKhnpfen; blidte 
W\t nafjen $lugen balb gen jpftnmel, balb 
^tuf mid). $omm, fprad) fie enblidj, la£ un§ §icr 
©urd) biefen Xempel in bie 9lid)te 5 ) geftn ! 
©ie gebt; icb folg' i&r, unb mein 2Iuge fdjroeift 
93ft t ©rau§ bie manfenben SRuinen burd). 
9cun ftef)t fie tnieber ; unb id) fefye mid) 
51 n ben Derfunfnen ©tufen eines morfcrjen 
9Htar§ mit i&r. 2Bie roarb mir, al§ fie ba 
9Dftt fjeifcen ^b^ancn, mit gerungnen §>anben, 
3u metnen gitfeen ftiirjte ! . . . 

©ittaft. ©ute§ fftnb! 

1) feel bound. — 2) patiently. — 3) in truth. — 4) is to part 
from us. — 5) the shortest way. 



- 126 ~~ 

$e$a. Unb Bet bcr ©SWidjen 1 ), Me ba mty fonft 
©o mand) ©ebet erfyort, fo mand)e£ SSunber 
Serridjtet fjabe 2 ), mid) be[d)tt)Dr — mit Slicfen 
3)e§ nmfyren 5KitIetb§ midj befdjmor, mid) metner 
2)odj ^u erbarmen! - SBentgftenS, t§r §u 
95ergeben, menrt fie mir entbecfen miiffe, 
2Ba3 U)re fiird)' atif mid) fur «nforud).$a6e. 

Stttafi. (UnglikfUdje! — (£§ a^ntc mir!) 

IRe^a. 3d) fei 
9Iu§ c&rtftltd&em ©ebfiite; fei getauft; 
(Set !iftatf)ati§ Softer nid&t : er nid)t mein Safer! — 
©ott! ©ctt! ©r niri&t mein Safer! — eittaj! ©tttaf)! 
©te§ mid) auf§ neit' gu betnen giifcen... 

©tt'taij. 5Red&a! 
91id)t bod)! flc§ auf! - Mein ©ruber fommt! ftef; auf! 

§tefienfer jittffriff. 

@a(abttt unb bie SBorigetu 

©alabtn. 2Ba§ giebi'S Ejter, ©ittafc? 

©ittaf). Sie tft Don fid) 3 )! ©off! 

.©alabtn. 2Ber ifi's? 

©tttafy. ©u roeifjt ja . . . 

©alabtn. UnferS SRat^anS Softer? 
2Ba§ feijlt i$r? 

©tttaf). Somm boc§ &u bir 4 ), ffittb! — 2>er Sultan... 

5fte<Eja (bxe fid) auf ben $nieen gu SalabinS gujjen fajlejnpt, ben ftotf 
gur 6rbe gefenft). 
3d) ftel)' tudfjt auf! md)t e^er auf! — mag efyer 
S)e§ SultanS %ntlty nid)t erblicfen! — e^cr 
®en Ibglanj 5 ) ettriger ©eredjtigfett 
Unb ©ute mdfjt in feinen lugen, ntd^i 
3Iuf feiner ©tirn beiounbern . . . 

©alabtn. ©iefj. . . ftel) auf! 

SRzfya. @1)' er mir nid)t nerfpridjt . . . 

©alabin. Somm! id) t>erf:pred)e . . ♦ 
@ci toa§ e§ mill! 

!Re(§a. Wd)t mel)r, nid)t roeniger, 
$13 meinen Safer mir gu laffen; unb 
DJlidC) ifjm! — 9?odj roeif; idj ntd&t, roer fonft 6 ) mein 35ater 
3u fein oerlangt, — nerlangen fa tut. 2Bifl'§ and) 

1) holy Virgin. — 2) wrought. — 3) besides herself, in a swoon. 
•«* 4) compose yourself. — 5) reflection, image. — 6) else. 



- — 127 ~ 

ftidjt miffen. TOer madfjt benn nur ba§ Slut 
£>en abater? nur ba$ Slut? 

©alabin (ber fie aufte&t). 3d) merfc too$U — 
2Ber mar fo graufam benn, bir felbft — bir feibft 
©ergletdjen in ten floff git fejen? 3ft 
(£§ benn Jdjon Dofltg. au§gemad)t? ermiefen? 

$cd)a. 9fluf} too&I! ©enn ©aja mitf non meiner ?Imtn 5 
/©§ §aben. 

©alabin. Seiner $mme! 

IRcc^a. ®ie e§ fierbenb 
3$r §u uertrauen fidj nerbunben \Sfflk. 
| ©a lab in. ©ar fierbenb! — 9lW&t aud) fafelnb fdjou 1 )? — Unb 

toar'i 
,»u$ mafjr! — 3a mobt; ba§ Slut, boS.SSfiit aUein 
9flad)t fange nod) ben Skater nidjt! madjt faum 
i£)en 5>ater eine§ Uteres! giebt gum $5d)ften 2 ) 
tea§ erftc Vttfyt, fid) biefen Seamen gu 
Srmerben! — Sa£ bir bod) ntd)t bange fein 3 )! — 
Unb rcei$t bu ma§? ©obalb ber 33dter $mei 
©id) urn bid) ftrettcn: — lajs fie beibe 4 ); nimm 
®en britten! — 9iimm bann mid) jju beinem SSater! 

©ittaf). D t$u'8! o tyu'S! 

©alabin. 3d) mill ein guter 9}ater, 
ftecbt guter SBater fein! — £bd) Jolt! mir fattt 
5Ro$ triel ma§ 33effer§ bet. — 28a§ braudjft bu benn ) 
3)cr 3]dter iiber^nu^t 5 ) ? 2Benn fie nun fierben? 
Set Seiten 6 ) fid) nad) einem umgefebn, 
£)er tnit un§ urn bie 2Beite leben mill 7 )! 
£ennfi bu nod) feinen? . . . 

©ittaf). $Ratf)' fie nidjt err5tl)en! 

©alabin. ^a§ Ijab' id) aflerbing§ mir Dorgefeijt 8 ). 
(Srroifjen mad&t bie &aJ3lid)en fo fd)5n: 
Unb foflte ©dpne nidjt nod) fdjoner madden? — 
34 bcibe betnen Sater Sftat&an, unb 
9?od) etnen 9 ) — einen nod) Berber befteKt. 
errfitbft bu tfm? — §ied)er! 2)u mirft mir bod) 
(Srlaubcn, ©ittal)? 

©ittaf). Sruber! 

©alabin. 2)a& bu ja 
$or ifym red)t febr errotfjeft, Ke6e§ Wabfyml 

1) wandering too, perhaps? — 2) at most. — 3) set your mind 
at ease. — 4) leave them both. — 5) altogether. — 6) in time. — 
7) vie with us to live. — 8) just what I intended. — 9) one besides. 



-- 128 — 

3ft e dj a. 93or roem ? errfltben ? . . . 

©alabin. ®leine £eud)lerin! 
!ftun fo erblafje liebrr 1 )! — 9SMe bu tmOft 
Hnb fannft! — (@ine ©flatrin tritt berein unb nabei ftdj Sittalj.) 
©le finb bod) etroa nid)t fd)on ba? 

©ittab. ©ut! lajs fie nur ftereiu. — ©ie ftnb e§, 93rubcr! 

ofic^fcr Juffriff. 

jftatfjau unb ber £emDeffjerr *u ben SBortgett* 

©alabin. 21fy, meine guten, lieben greuube! — ©idj, 
2)id), s Jtati)an, mu| id) nur oor alien ©tngen 
SBebeuten, baj* b\i nun, fobalb bu tmllfi, 
®ein ©elb fannft roieber Ijolen Iafjen! . 

Dlat^an. Sultan!. .. 

©a I a bin. s )lun ftefy' td) aud) ju beincn ©ienften . .v 

9?atl)an. ©ultan! . . . 

©alabin. ®ie ^araroan' ift ba. 3d) bin fo reid) 
5lun roieber, al§ id) lange nid)t getoefen. — 
ftomm, jag' mtr, roaS bu braud)ft, |o red)t toa§ ©rofje§ 
3u unternefymen ! ^)enn aud) ibr, aud) ibr, 
3b? £)anbelsleute! fonnt bee baaren ©elbe§ 2 ) 
3u oiel nie ftaben! 

^atftan. Unb roarum ftuerft 
Son biefer $leintgfett! — 3d) fe^e bort 
©in 9Iug' in Sfcrdnen, ba? \vl irocfnen tnir 
SBeit aiipelegner tft (gefct auf $ea> ju). Tu Jjafi geroei 
SBae fefylt bir? — bifi bod) metne $od)ter nod)? 

^ea^a. Uiein SJater!... 

JKatljan. SBMr Derfteften un§. ©enug! — 
©ei fceiter! ©ei qefafet 8 )! 2Benn fonft bein §erj 
$ftur ban nod) ift! 2Benn beinem Jpeqen fonft i 
Wur fein SBeriuft nid)t brobt! — Tein SSater ift 
©ir unoerloren ! 

9ied)a. fteiner, feiner fonft! 

^empelfterr. ©onft fetner? — SRun! fo ^ab' id& mid) betrogen. 
2Ba§ man nidjt &u oerlteren fiirdjiet, ftat 
9ttan ^u befitjen nie geajaubt, unb nie 

©erounicbt. - SRedjt' mob! ! redjt roobl! — £>a§ anbert, ftatfjan, 
®a« anbert alles! — ©alabin, tour lamen 
Suf bein ©ebetfe 4 ). Mein, id) batte bi* 
SScrleitet: Jcjt bemu^ bicb nur nicftt tueiter ! 



I) as well turn pde. — 2) ready cash. — 3) composed.^- 4) at 
your bidding. 



' — 129 . — 

©alabin. 2Bie Jad) nun toieber, junger 2Jtonn' — ©oil aHeB 
®ir benn entgegen fommen 1 )? afle§ bid) erratfjen 2 )? 

Sent pel§ err. 91un bu prft ja! fiefrft ja, ©uftan! 

©alabin. (£i ipa*jrltd&! — ©djlimm genug, bafc beiner ©at$e 
ffiu nidjt getoifjer toarfi! 

Sempelfjerr. So bin idj'S nun. 

©alabin. 2Ber fo auf irgenb eine SSSa|lt^at tro|t 3 ), 
3Hmmt fie juriitf. 2Ba3 bu gerettet, ift 
SDefwegen ntcfjt bein (Sigentljum. ©onft tear' 
SDer dauber, ben fein ©eig xn[i geuer iagt, 
©o gut ein £>elb, mie bu ! 

(Wuf Utfya juge^ent), urn ne Dent £emj)etyerrn gujufilljren.) 
$omm, Iiebe§ 2)Mb$en, 

flontm! SRhntn'S mil i§m nidjt fo genau 4 ). ®enn toar' 
<£r anber§, mar' er minber raarm unb ftolj: 
(Sr ptt' e§ bleiben laffen 5 ), bid) gu retten. 
®u mu&t iljm ein§ fiir§ anbre red^nen 6 ). ®omm, 
Sefdjam' ifjn 7 ) ! tfju, idq§ iljm $u tfjun gejiemie 8 ) ! 
SSefenn' ifjm beine £iebc! trage btcf) ifym on 9 )! 
Unb menu er bid) oerfdjma^t; bir'3 je oergifct, 
2Bie ungleid) mefyr 10 ) in biefem ©djritte bu 
§ur tyti getfjan, al§ er fur bid; .. . 2Ba§ fjat 
<£r benn fiir bid) getljan? Sin roenig fid) 
33eraud)ern Taffen 11 )? ift roa§ red)t§ 12 )! — fo |ai 
©r meine§ 23ruber§, meine§ 5lffab§, nidjt§! 
©o tragi er feine Saroe, nidjt fein ^erj. 
©omm, Stebe . . . 

©ittaf). ©e^! ge^ CteBe, ge§ ! (£§ ift 
$itr beine £)anfbarfeit nod) immer toenig; 
9lo$ immer nid)t§. 

9iat&an. £alt ©alabin! §art ©ittaf)! 

©alabin. 2Iud) bu? 

sftatljan. Jpier Ijat nod) einer tnit ju tyredjen 13 ) ... 

©alabin. 2Ber leugnet baZ* — Unftreitig, SRailjan, fommt 
©o einem ^flegenater eine ©timme 
W\t 311 14 ) ! ®ie erfte, menu bu raiflft. — ®u §5rft, 
3d) toeifj ber ©ad>e gauge Sage 15 ). 

Katljjnn. 9ltd)t fo ganj! — 
3$ rebe nid)t bon mir. @§ ift ein anbrer; 

1) meet your wishes. — 2) divine. — 3) boasts upon a good deed. 
— 4) to be punctilious, nice. — 5) neglect. — 6) balance. — 7) put 
him to shame. — 8) what he should do. — 9) offer yourself. — 
10) much more. — 11) to get smoked, smoky. — 12) mighty much. — 
IS) another still has to speak. — 14) belongs. — 15) state of things. 



- 130 — 

SBett, tneit em anbrer, ben i<$, ©afabm, 
®odj and) Dormer gu ^5ren bitte. 

©alabin. 2Ber? 

9tat$an. 3§r Ember! 

©alabin. Sftec§a§ 93ruber? 

SWat^an. 3a! 

Serf) a. Sttein Sruber? — ©o §aV id) etnen ©ruber? 

Xempelljerr (ou§ jetner toilben, ftummen 3crftreuung auffaljrenb 1 ). 
2Bo? mo ift er, biefer Sruber? 9?od^ nic^t §ier? %$ foOT 
3ljn §ter \a treffen. 

^atljan. *Kur ©ebulb! 

%tmpd§nx (augerft bitter), (£r ^at 
Sljr einen SSater aufgebunben 2 ) : — tturb 
©r feinen Sruber fur fie finben? 

©alabin. £)a§ M nod^ gefe^It 3 )! ©Thrift ! ein fo niebriger 
SSerbad^t mar' iiber 9lffab§ Stppen md&t 
©efommen. — ©ut! faKjr' nur fo fort! 

iKatfjan. 95erjeiV 
3ljm! — 3d) m^lty tl)m gem. — 9Ber tDcig, ttia§ roir 
9ln feiner ©tefl', in feinem $lfer batten! Oreunb)^aftli^ auf i^n gugeljenb). 
ftatiirlid), Setter! — Slrgroo^n folgt auf DJtt&traun! — 
SBenn 3§r tnid& (£uer§ toafyren 9kmen§ gleidf) 
©etoiirbigt fyatkt. . . 

Sempelljerr. 3Bie? 

Dfatfjan. 3^r feib lein ©tauffcn! 

%tmptl$nt. 2Ber bin ic(j benn? 

Satfyan. ^etjjt Surb bon ©tauffen nid)t! 

£em:pel§err. 2Bie ^eife' icfj benn? 

Sftatfjan. £>eifst 2eu oon Qfilned 

Sempeltyerr. fflie? 

5TCatl)an. 3§t ftufct? 

Sempelljerr. Wit SRedjt! SOSer fagt baSl 

5ftat§an. 3$; b« meljr, 
9lod) me^r ©ud) fagen fann. 3^ ft™P 4 ) inbe| 
(£u$ leiner Siige. 

£empel§err. 5m<*)t? 

Sftatljan. $ann bod) raoW fein, 
3)afc {ener 9km' (£ud(j ebenfafls gebu^rt 5 ). 

teml)ei§err. ®a§ font' i<$ meinen 6 )! — (®a§&ie& 7 ) ©ott i§n 

fpred&en!) 

1) starting from his sullen inattention — 2) imposed. — 3) has 
still been wanting. — 4) to tax with. — 5) isjbecoming, belongs. — 
6) I thinly it does. — 7) bade. 



- 131 — 

DUffjatt. ffiemt Sure SMutter — bie mar eine ©taufftrt. 
3$r ©ruber guer Dfjm, ber $utf) erjogen, 
SD?m (Sure ©tern @ud) in 1£)eutfd){anb lie&en, 
$l§, Don bom raufyen §tmmel *) bort oertrieben, 
©ie nrieb't fyier gu Sanbe fatnen: — ber 
(jiefj ®mtf Don ©tauffen; mag an JlinbeSftott 
©iefleicfyt (Sud) angenommen fyaben ! — ©eib 
Sfyr lange fd&on mit ifim nun aud) Ifjeruber 
©efommen? llnb er lebt bodj nod)? 

£empelf)err. 2£a§ fott 
3d) fagen? - Natyanl — MerbingS! - So tft'S! 
6r fefbft tft iobt. %d> tarn erft mit ber lefcten 
©erfiarfung 2 ) unferS Drben§. — $ber, aber — 
2Ba3 fyat mit biefem alien 3te$a§ ©ruber 
3u fd)affen 3 )? 

51 at § an, ©uer Watex . .. 

Sempelfjerr. SBte? aud) ben 
£abt 3$r gefannt? 3lud& ben? 

9?atf)an. ©r mar metn greunb. 

Sempelfjerr. 2Bar Suer ftreunb? 3ft's mBgK$, Sktljan!. . 

IK at ^ an. 9iannte 
©idj SOSoIf oon gilnecf; aber mar fetn SBeutfd&er . . . 

Sempel^err. 3*) r toiftf ^d) ba§? 

Sftatfjan. 2Bar etner £)eutfd)en nur 
©ermaf)It; mar (Surer Gutter nur nadj ©eutfdjtanb 
Suf furje 3eit gefolgt . . . 

Xempelf)err. 9?id)t tnc^t ! 3d) bitt' 
<£u$! — 2Iber fted)a§ ©ruber? 9?ed)a§ ©ruber.. . 

SRatfcan. ©eib 3Jr! 

Sempet&err. 3d)? id) IB* ©ruber? 

$ed)a. ©r metn ©ruber? 

©ttta$. ©efdjmtfter! 

©alabin. ©ie ©efdjroifter! 

Sftedja (mitt auf ifm ju 4 ). a§ ! metn ©ruber! 

% em pel fy err (tritt ^uriicf). 3^r ©ruber! 

'SitdjCL (fyilt an, unt> raenbet fid) gu Sfcatfrm). 
$ann nidjt fein! ntdjt fetn! ©ein £)er$ 
s -hki£ nid)t§ bat>on! — 2Btr finb ©etriiger! ©oit! 

©alabin (sum £empelf)errn). 
2etruger? mie? 3)a§ benfft bu? fannft bu benfen? 
©etriiger felbft! ^)enn aOeg tft erlogen 5 ) _^ 

1) climate — 2) reinforcement. — 3) to do. — 4) will embrace 
him. — 5) deceit with you. 



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$n bit: ©efidjt unb ©timm' unb (Sang! 9Wd)t§ bein! ) 
@o eine ©dfjmefter ntc^t erfennen moHen! &ty\ 

% em}) el fy err (fid) bemiitljig itjm natjenb). 
aJltfebeut' audj bu nic^t mein (Srftaunen, ©ultan! 
Serfenn' in einem Slugenblid, in bem 
©u fdljmerlid) beinen Slffab }e gefefyn, nic^t il)n unb mid) ! 
(2luf ^latljan guetlenb). 
3fir neljmt unb gebt tnir, -ftatfjan! 
SDWt ooflen £anben beibe§ ! — 9?etn, 3()r gebt 
gjttr metjr, at§ 3^ wir ne^mt! unenblid) mel)r! 
GRedja urn ben §al§ faHenbV 
Slfj meine ©d)mefter! meine ©d)mefter! 

9tat$an. 331anba Don gilnetf! 

Sempelljerr. Slanba? maria? — Sftedja nid)t? 
Scidjt (Sure 3ied)a mefjr! — ©ott! 3l)r berfio&t 1 ) 
©ie! gebt ifir iljren E^riftennamen mieber! 
SJerftoftt fie meineimegen! — 9tatf)on! D^atfian! 
SBarum e§ fie entgelten lafjen? fie! 

9latl)an. Unb ma§? — O mein* Sinber! tnetne $inber! 
S)enn meiner Softer SSruber mat' tnein $inb 
9iidjt aud), — fobalb er mill? 

(Snbem er fid) itjren Umarmungen iioerlaftf, trxtt 6alabm mtt unrutjigem 
(Srftaunen gu fetner Sdjtuefter.) 

©alabin. 28a§ fagft bu, ©cfyraefter? 

©tttal). 3$ &in geruljrt . . . 

©alabin. Unb id), — id) fdjaubre 
53or enter gtofcern SRiitjrung faft juriirf! 
Sereite bid) nur brauf, fo gut bu fannft. 

Stttat 2Bie? 

©alabin. SRatfian, auf ein SSort 2 )! ein SBort! — 
(3nbem 9tatf)an gu tyro tritt, trxtt Sittctf) ^u bem ©ejctjttufter, itjm tyre 
Xfjetlnefntumg ju be^etgen; unb SRatyan unb 6alabtn fpred)en leifer 3 ). 
£or' ! f)or' bod) DMljan ! ©agteft bu norfiin nidjt — ? 

SRatfian. 2Q3a3? 

©alabin. 21u§ 3)eutfd)lanb fei tyr Sater nid^t 
©emefen; ein geborner ©eutfdjcr nidjt. 
2Ba§ mar er benn? mo mar er fonft bentt §er? 

9tat$an. ©a§ fiat er felbft mir nie oertrauen molten. 
$lu§ feinem SJhmbe meijs id) nidjts bat)on. 

©alabin. Unb mar aud) fonft lein 9?ranF? !ein 91benblanber? 

9?atl)an O! ba$ er bcr nid)t fei, gefianb er mofil. — 
(Sr fbrad) am Itebften 4 ) $erfijd). . ♦ __ 

1) disown. — 2) a word with you apart. — 3) in an under voice, 
Jie liked best to speak. 



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©atabin. ^erfifd)? ^erfifdj? 
2Bq§ triH ic& mel&r? — (£r ifl's! gr tear e§! 
5Rat^an. 2Ber? 
©atabin. SDtein ©ruber! gan§ gemifs! SWetn Slffab! ganj 

©CtDtfe! 

9?at$an. Shut, menu bu fettfl barauf berfftHfl: — 
TOmm bie SBerftd&rimg tjter in biefem 23ud)e! 

(St)tn ba§ 33retrier iiberretd^enb.) 

©atabin (e§ Begierig auffdjtagenb). 
Sltj ! feine §anb ! $ud) bie erfenn' id) roieber ! 

SRatljan. SKod) tmffert fie con nid&ts! 9?od) [test's Bet bir l ) 
%M\x, rca§ fie baoon erfa^ren foUen ! 

©atabin (ittbefj er barin gcBlattert 2 ). 
3d) tneine§ 33ruber3 $inber nidjt erfennen? 
3$ meine Tceffen — meine $inber nidjt? 
©ie nidji erfennen? idfj? ©ie bir roofjt laffen ? (SSieber taut.) 
©ie fmb'S! fie ftnb e§, ©ittatj, ftab's! ©ie finb'3! 
©inb Beibe meineS . . . beinc§ SruberS $tnber ! 

(@r rennt in ttjre Umarmungen.) 

©ittai) (t§m fotgenb). 
2Ba§ pi J id) — $onnt'§ aud) anber§, anber§ fein! — 

©a (ab in (gum Sempetyernt). 
9lun tnu^t bu bod) tooljl, Sro^fopf 3 ), mufst mid) UeBen! 

(3u !Rcd6a.) 
9tou Bin id) bod), loop id) midj erBot? 
9Jkgft rooflen, ober ni$t 4 )! 

©ittat). 3$ aud)! id) aud)! 

©at ab in (jum £empe(f)errn guriicf). 
2Ketn ©otjn! mein Stffab! meine* 5lffab§ ©of)n! 

£empelt)err. 3d) betnes "Sluts! — @o roaren jene Sraume, 
SBotmt man meine $inbt)eit raiegte, bod) — 
£>od) metir at§ Sraume! 

(3§m ju gufjen fattenb.) 

©atabin (ifm aufjjeBenb). ©ef)t ben 23oferoid)t 5 ) ! 
(£r rouble toa§ baoon, unb fonnte midf) 
3u feinem iDlorber mad)en molten 6 )! ffiart! 
(Unter ftummer SBieberfplung aKieitiger 7 ) Umarmungen fattt ber SBortjang.) 

1) it rests with you. — 2} turning aver the leaves. — 3) stub- 
born man. — 4) with or without your leave ! — 5) the rogue. — 
6) allow me to become his murderer! — 7) universal. 



^oxiaHtff. 



€rklarung ber 3tbkiitjimgen, 

a. 2Ib}efttt). adv. ^CbberB. c. (Soniundion. f. getmmnum. i. Snterjeftton. 

m. SttaStuItnum. n. yieutxum. part. Participle, pi. plural, prn. $ro« 

nomen. prp. ^pra^ofition* v. a. $ctit)e§ 23erb. v. n. Verbura neutrum. 

v. r. reflegbeS SSerb. v. i. impersonal verb. i. v. irregular verb. 



TOtf)ieb, m. leave, farewell. 
ctbjd)lagen, i. v. a. to deny, refuse. 
Slbjein, n. absence. [view. 

$bftd)t, f. intention, purpose, reason, 
abfpeijen, v. a. to satisfy, feed. 
ctbtf)un, i. v. a. to do away, settle, 
abtreten, i. v. a. u. n. to resign, 

give up, go. 
TOritt, m. exit, leaving, 
abttmgen, v. a. to weigh, 
abgtefyen, v. a. u. n. to pull off, leave. 
abroenben,v. a. to turn away, ward off. 
abatoacfen, v. a. to squeeze out. 
afyt geben, i. v. a. to pay attention, 

mind, 
ctdjten, v. a. to regard, estimate, 
$lber, f. vein. [value, 

^toler, n. eagle. [eye. 

Slblerblicl, m. eagle's-look; eagle's- 
^nenprobe, pedigree. 
%i)mn, ancestors. (idea, 

afynen, v. a. to guess, have a dim 
ctjjneln, v. n. to resemble, to look 

somewhat alike, 
fitynftdjj, a. similar, resembling, 
albern, a. foolish, 
tale, pi. all. 

atferltebft, adv. charming, 
afleitt, a. u. adv. alone; only; conj. 

but, howewer. 
aflerbtngS, adv. really, truly, 
aflererft, adv. foremost of all. 
aHer^iltgft,a. superl. most sanctified, 
aflgemem, a. common, ordinary, 

public, general. 
Bflfiend&ter, m. All-rightful, All-just. 



§, pi. $ejer, n. carcass, carrion. 

abbangen, v. a. to extort, to get by 
intimidation. [retrench. 

abbred)en, i. v. a. to break of, —up, 

ctbbrentten, i. v. a. to burn down, cease 
to burn. [short, chaffer down. 

ctbbmgen, i. v. a. to beat down, cut 

STbenblanber, a. Westerner, western 

Slbenteuer, n. adventure. [man. 

$berglatt&e,m. superstition; ^bertoit), 
m. absurdity. 

Slbgefjen, n. going off. 

abgelegen, a. devious, distant, re- 
mote,— erSBeg, by-way. [formal. 

abgetneffen, part. u. adv. measured, 

ctbgefdjmatft, a. absurd; etto. $lbge* 
}d)macftere§, something more ab- 

abgejdjrecft, part, rebuffed. [surd. 

ctbgetoinnen, i. v. a. to win from. 

Slbgkng, m. reflex, image. 

abbangen, i. v. n. to depend. 

abfyelfen, i. v. n. to avert, prevent. 

abjagen, v. a. to rescue from, re- 
cover from. 

abfel)ren, v. a. to turn away. 

abfommen, i. v. n. to quit, stray off, 
get off. 

Slblauf, m. end, ceasing, issue. 

obleugnen, v. a. to deny, abnegate. 

abtegen, v. a. to lay aside. 

oblo|nen, v. a. to reward, pay. 

abreben, v. a. to dissuade; berab* 
reben, to agree, concert. 

2lbfc(ja$, n. double check (to the 
Queen and King). 

a&jdjeuttd), a. horrid. 



135 — 



atfma'ttg, v. gradually, by degrees. 

Qfltaglid), a. common-place; trivial. 

attroo, adv. whore. [alms. 

3llmofen, n. alms, — fpenben, to give 

anrtod), adv. as yet. 

at§, c. as, than, when. 

miliar, m. altar. [always. 

afljeit (= afle Sett), adv. at all times, 

atlgu, adv. too much. 

filter, n. (old) age. 

$Imme, f. nurse. 

2(mt, n. place, office, situation. 

^Inblicf, n. aspect, bight, view. 

anbringen, i. v. a. to inform, bring 

(before court), 
anbatfjtig, a. devout, pious, 
cinbern, v. a. to alter, change. 
anber§, adv. otherwise. 
anberrcctrtS, adv. elsewhere. 
$tngeborige, m. relation, relative, 
ange^en, 1. v. a. to approach, solicit, 
cmgelegen fetn, to be important. 
Slngelegenljeit, f. concern. 
angenef)m,a.u.ad. agreeable, pleasant, 
angcnoinmen, a. adopted, 
^[ngeftdjt, n. face; Don— ju — from 

face to f. 
angft, a. timid; $Ingfi, f. anxiety. 
idngften, v. a. to frighten, 
ftngftltd), a. u. adv. anxious (ly); 

frightened. [detain, 

anfjalten, i. v. a. to stop; delay, 
cmfommen, i. v. n. to come, arrive. 
Slnfunft, f. arrival. 
$(ntafe, m. occasion, 
anlaffen, i. v. a. to let on, to treat. 
Styofiaftc, f. apostacy. 
anvntben, i. v. a. to advise, 
anreben, v. a. to accost, address, 
cmriifyren, v. a. to touch. [idea. 
2tnjd)auung , m. gaze, conception, 
$lnjd)lag, m. proposal, design, 
cmj&lagcn, i. v. a. to strike, to 

sound, touch, 
anjefyen, i. v. a. to look on, view. 
$tnfet)en, n. appearance, respect ; 
• jon^er — , without ostentation; 

regardless of appearance. 
Wnfprucf), m. claim, 
^tnftalt, f. institution, arrangement. 

— madjen, to make arrangement, 
anftatt, prp. instead of. 
Stnftaunen, n. amazement. 



cmfieflen, ftrfj, ref. v. to make believe, 

^ntljeii, m. share, part, [pretend. 

SInttitj, n. countenance. 

^tntrctg, m. commission, proposal. 

antragen, i. v. a. to offer, propose. 

antreten, i. v. a. to approach, accost. 

2tntu>ort, f. reply, answer. 

an&erttmnbt, related. 

anmenbert, v. a. to use, apply. 

an^tefjen, i. v. a. to attract. 

arabijd), a. Arabian. 

Arbeit, f work, labo~, task. 

arg, a. bad; ctrgern, v. a. to vex, 

ai^erltd), mad, angry. [trouble. 

argtuofynen, v. a. to suspect. 

$Irgroof)n, m. suspicion. 

s 2lrm, m. arm, embrace. 

arm, a. poor. 

^Irmutfy, f. poverty. 

^rmjeligtett, f, wretchedness, trash, 

%xt, f. kind, way. [poorness. 

5ljd)e, f. ashes. 

$lr-utet, f. medicine. 

Qttjmen, v. a. to breathe. 

aud), conj. also, too, likewise. 

auf, prp. u. adv. upon, on; — unb 

nieber, up and down. [spare, 
aufbejjalien, i. v. a. to preserve, 
aufaringen, i. v. a. to obtrude, force 

upon. 
Siuferfianbene, m. he who rose again, 
cmferaiefyen, i. v. a. to bring up, 

educate, 
auffafyten, i. v. a. to rise, start, 
* v. a. to fill up; drive up. 
auffaflen, i. v. n. to strike, 
aufftnben, i. v. a. to hunt up, find, 
auffrijdjen, v. a. to renew, fresh up. 
auffufjren, v. a. to lead up, renew. 
aufaebunfen, prt. inflated, puffed up. 
auf bait, n, fief), ref. v. to stay, 
aufljeben, i. v. a. to lift up, pick up. 
auftjorcn, a. v. to cease, stop. 
auiteierc, i. v. a. to pick up. 
ctuflojen, v. a. to dissolve, 
aufnetjmen, i. v. a. to receive, take 

up (money), 
aufrrifeen, i. v. a. to tear open, 
aufridjtig, a. u. adv. honest (ly), 

with candor, 
auffcfclagen, i. v. a. to open, set up 

(bed); enhance (price). 
aufjdjUe&en, i. v. a. to unlock, open. 



— 186 



93tufWu{$, m. clue, 
aufjpringen, i. v. n. to jump up. 
auffte^en, i. v. n. to rise, get up. 
auffu(|en, v. a. to seek, hunt up, 

search after. 
$uftrag, m. commission, 
auftragen, i. v. a. to charge with. 
Sluftritt, m. scene, sight, event, 
aufmatfjen, v. n. to wake up. 
ctufmaddjen, i. v. n. to grow up. 
Stuftoanb, m. expense, profusion, 
auftmegen, i. v. a. to outweigh, to 

prize, pry. 
attfjie^en, i. v. a. it. n. to draw open, 

wind up, raise up. 
Hufeug, m. act. 
2luge, n. eye. 
^ugenbUcf, m. moment. 
augenblicf§, j ad. instantly, im- 
augenblttfli<§, j mediately. 
Slugenbrauen, plur. eye-brows. 
auSbeugen, v. a. to turn out, elude. 
auSbitten, i. v. a. to beg, request, 

ask a favor. 
3Ut§bunb, m. paragon. 
$u§brucf, m. expression. 
au§brttcfen, v. a. to express. 
auSerlefen, part. u. a. choice, selected, 

exquisite. 
au§ertt>cu)ten, v. a. to chose, select. 
au§finben, i. v. a. to find out. 
auSfii&ren, v. a. to carry out. 
auSgattem, v. a. to find out, spy 

out, espy. 
auSgebett, i. v. a. to give, issue. 
auSgebrettet, a. u. part, extended. 
au§gematf)t, part, clear, proved. 
auSgenommen, prt.u.prp. except (ed). 
auSJjalten, i. v. a. to stand, suffer. 
au§&5f)ten, v. a. to hollow out, 

scoop out. 
auS^oren, v. a. to hear out, to hear 

to the end. 
cmSframen, v. a. to unpack. 
cmSUefew, v. a. to deliver. 
auSmergeln, v. a. to exhaust, ener- 
auSpacfen, v. a. to unpack. [vate. 
au§reben, v. a. to use evasions, 

talk out. [ride away. 

auSrettett, i. v. a. to take a ride, 
auSjdjlagen, i. v. a. to reject, refuse. 
2hi§ftd)t, f. expectation. [trace. 

auSfpttren, v. a. to scent, ferret out, 



auSftatten, v. a. to furnish, bestow. 
au§fud)ett, v. a. to select, pick out. 
aufjen, adv. without; outside. 
ftu§em, v. a. to reveal, show, speak. 
auSiiben, v. a. to practise, exercise, 
$u§ttmf)t, f. choice, selection, [do. 
ausroerfen, i. v. a. to throw out, 

allow. 
au§toetd)en, i. v. n. to escape, go 

out of the way. 
au§toettien, v. a. to weep, shed tears. 
auSjefjren, v. a. to exhaust, eat up, 

consume. 
auSjetcfynen, v. a. to mark; fid) — 

refl. to excel. 
Baar, a. ready. 

SBaarfdjaft, f. all the ready money. 
bctfynen, v. a. to smooth, pave. 
balb, a. soon, now; balb — balb, 

now — now. 
SMen, m. bale. 
95anb, m. tie, bond. 
bang(c), a. afraid, 
bange fein, v. n. to be afraid, fear. 
23anfert, m. bantling, 
barfufc, a. barefoot. 
93cir, ra. bear. 
SBaftarb, m. bastard, 
batten, v. a. to build. 
33ctuer, m. pawn (in chess), 
bebadjtig, a. thoughtful, circumspect, 
bebauern, v. a. to pity. 
93ebetfung, f. guard, protection, 
bebenfen ftdj, refl. v. to reflect, to 

hesitate. 
33ebenfen, n, hesitation. 
bebenflitiV a. critical. 
bebeuten, v. a. to inform, tell. 
bebtenen, v. a. to serve, wait upon. 
bebtinfen, v. a. to seem, 
bebiirfen, i. v. a. u. n. to require. 
bebiirfttg, a. wanting, 
befallen, i. v. a. to fall upon, befall; 

e§ befaflt mid), it pervades me, 

1 am taken by — . 
befeljten, i. v. a. to command, order. 
befefttgen, v. a. to secure, 
befinben fidj, refl. v. to be. 
befteifeen fid), refl. v. to try, study, 
beflifjen, part, intent. • 

befragen, v. a. to ask, inquire of. 
befremben, imp. v. it surprises, 

astonishes. 



— 137 



begeben fid), v. refl. to repair, go. 

bcgegnett, v. n. to meet, imp. e§ be* 
gegnet mir, it happens to me. 

begiertg, a. u. adv. eager(ly), de- 
sirous. 

begfeiten, v. a. to accompany, follow. 

SSSSn.1 - a - *> p- d - 

begniigm fid), refl. v. to be satisfied, 
begroben, i. v. a. to bury : — Uegen, 

v. n. to lie buried, 
begretfen, i. v. a. to conceive, know, 
begretf (id), a. conceivable ; — macfyen, 

convince. 
SBegriff, m. notion, idea. 
begiinftigen, v. a. to favor. 
bcfjcmbeln, v. a. to treat, agitate, 
beijalten, i. v. to keep, have; $e$t 

— , to be in the rights 
befjutjam, a. u. adv. cautidus(ly), 

on guard. 
33etd£)te, f confessional, 
betb e, a. both. 
SBeifafl, m. applause, 
beifaflen, i. v. n. to fall to; imp. 

e§ fadt tntr bet, I am reminded, 

it occurs to me. 
better, adv. also, too, moreover. 
SBeijptel, n. example. [assistance, 
beifpringen, i. v. n. to jump to one's 
belannt madjen, v. a. to reveal, 
befejren, v. a. to convert, 
befemten, i. v. a. to confess, 
befommen, i. v. a. to get, obtain, 

receive. ^ 
befummert, a. concerned, troubled, 
belaben, part, loaded, laden. 
belcmjd)en, v. a. to watch, spy upon, 

surprise, 
belefjren, v. a. to instruct, inform, 
belegen, v. a. to cover, lay on; to 

prove, attest, 
bettebett, v. n. to like; imp. e§ beliebt 

mir, I like, please, 
beto^nen, v. a. to reward, 
bemadjtigen fi$, refl. v. to seize, 

take, hold, occupy, 
bemerfen, v. a. to notice, see. 
bemufyen, v. a. to trouble; refl. fid) 

bemiiljen, to try. 
benetjtnen, to remove take away; 

ft<| — , behave. 
Sittdbeu, v. a. to envy. 



beobad)ten, v. a. to notice, watch, 
bequem, a. comfortable, 
berdudjern, v. a. to become smoky, 
bereben, v. a. to persuade, 
bereit, a. ready, prepared, 
bereiten, v. a. to prepare, 
bereuen, v. a. to repent. 
9Berg, m. mountain. fceal. 

bergen, i. v. a. to hide, cover, con- 
bertdjttgen, v. a. to bring in order, 
SBeruf, m. vocation, calling, [pay. 
bejdjeiben, a. modest. 
9Bejd)eibenl)eit, f. modesty, discretion, 
bejdjleimtgen, v. a. to speed, 
befcfybnen, v. a. to palliate; excuse, 
befc^retben, v. a. to describe. 
bejdjraatjen, v. a. to persuade, talk 

into. [treat, swear, 

befdjtoorett, i. v. a. to conjure, en- 
bejefyen, i. v. a. to look about, exa- 
mine, 
befinncn fid), i. refl. v. to think of. 
beje^en, v. a. to occupy, fill. 
bcfit^en, i. v. a. to possess, have, 
53efi^er, m. possessor. [hold. 

befolDen, v. a. to hire, pay. 
bejonber§, adv. especially, most. J 
bejonber, a. special, distinct, 
beforgltd), a. cautious, prudent. ) 
bejorgen, v. a. to fear, 
beffern, to improve, make better. 
93eftanb, duration, stability; — ber 

ka\]t, balance. [always, 

beftanbtg, a. u. adv. continually,) 
SBefie, n. best thing; gum — n, for 

the best, in behalf of. 
beftedjen, i. v. a. to bribe. 
befteljen, i. v. a. to consist, to know; 

barauf — , insist, 
beftetlen, v. a. to order, deliver, 

appoint; tootjt — , to deliver well, 
befttmmen, v. a. to determine, fix. 
befiimmt, a. certain; adv. for certain, 
beftreiten, i. v. a. to combat; attack, 

provide, defray, 
befudjen, v. a. to visit, 
betciuben, v. a. to deafen, hush, 
beten, v. a. to pray, [stun, stupify. 
betfyeuern, v. a. protest, swear, 
betreffen, i. v. a. to catch, concern, 
S3etrogen, m. behaviour. [touch, 
betretben, i. v. a. to carry out, 

give orders, 



— 138 



betreten, i. v. a. to step in, enter. 
betroffen,part. confounded, confused, 
betriigen, i. v. a. to deceive; — refl. 

fid) betriigen, to be deceived. 
SBeWger, m. deceiver; cheat, 
bettelarnt, a. as poor as a beggar, 

wholly destitute. [alms, 

betieln, v. a. to beg, to ask for 
SBettfer, m. beggar. 
SBeute, f. booty, prize, spoil. 
SBeutel, m. purse, bag, money- bag. 
betfyeuent, v. a. to affirm, protest, 
beoolfern, v. a. to people, increase, 
betoarjren, v. a. to preserve; bert>at;re 

©ott, God forbid! 
SBett>egimq§gnmb, m. motive, 
betmmbern, v. a. to admire. 
SBetounberung, f. admiration, 
bemufjt, a. conscious of. 
SBettutjstfem, n. consciousness, know- 
begaljlen, v. a. to pay. [ledge, 

begcmbern, v. a. to bewitch, charm, 
begeidjjnen, v. a. to signify, mark* 
begeitjen, i. v. a. to accuse, [refer, 
begieljen, i. v. a. to string, cover, 
bieber, a. honest, upright. 
SBt.ebermcmn, m. the worthy man. 
bieten, i. v. to offer, bid; an — , to 

present. 
33ilb, n. image, picture, likeness, 
bilben, v. a. to sha^e mould, model, 

educate, 
bifltg, a. cheap, reasonable, 
binben, i. v. a. to bind, fasten. 
bi§, conj. till, until, as far as; 

up to. 
33ttte, f. prayer, request, suit, 
bitter, a. bitter, 
blanf, a. smooth, shining. 
SBlalt, n. leaf, document, 
blaitem, to turn over the leaves, 
bleiben, i. v. n. to remain, tarry, 

rest, to fall. 
SBlod, m. block of stone or wood. 
SBlitf, m. look, glance, 
bltcfen laffen, v. a. to show, exhibit. 
Minb, a. blind; — Iing§, adv. blindly, 
blttben, v. a. to bloom, 
blobe, a. dim-sighted. 
SBlume, f. flower. 

SBlut, n. blood; Mitten, v. a. to bleed. 
SBIutbegier, f. bloodthirstiness. 
bluitg, a. bloody. 



SBoben, m. soil, ground, bottom. 

borgen, v. n. c. Dat. to lend; — 
Don or bet to borrow from. 

bo§, bofe, a. bad. 

58ofettrid)t, m. reprobate, wicked man, 

93ote, m. messenger; S3otenbrob, mes- 
senger's fee. 

SBotjdjctft, f. message. 

SBranbmal, n. brand, stigma. 

braud^en, v. a. to need, want, re- 
quire. 

braufenb, a. fiery, foaming. 

33rcmtf(eib, n. bridal-dress. 

SBrauijdfoatj, m. dowry. 

brat), a. honest, upright; adv. ho- 
nestly, bravely, bravo. 

bredjen, i. v. a. break; n. to grow 
dim (eye). 

brennen, v. a. it. n. to burn. 

93ret, m. board, counter. 

SBretrier, m. breviary. 

33riefdien, n. small letter, note, 
paper. 

brtngcn, i. v. a. it. n. to bring, yield. 

53ruber, m. brother. 

35ruberdjen, n. clear (little) brother. 

briiberltdj, a. brotherly. 

93ruft, f. breast, heart. 

SBubenftttcf, n. villany, trick. 

S8ui)ter, m. wooer, paramour, lover. 

95itg, m. curve, inclination. 

33u$, n. book; — gele^rfamfett, book- 
learning. 

SSitdjeld&en, n. small book. 

33unb, m. union, community. 

bunt, a. motley, variegated. 

Surg, f. citadel, fort (ress). 

bitrgen, v. a. to vouch for, warrant. 

burgerltd), a. civil, px>lite. 

23ufen, m. bosom. 

33ufie, f. loss, penalty. 

Capitulation, f. capitulation. 

Gfjrift, in. a. Christian. 

Stjrijtenbirne, f. christian wench. 

(griffin, f. a. christian woman. 

(£ thrift en fyeit, j f. Christendom, 

(£t)rtftentt)itm, j christian world. 

(SI) rift entente el, m. christian temple. 

bafn'nter, adv. behind. 

baliegen, i. v. n. to lie there, down. 

bam it, conj. in order that, adv. 
therewith, with it, with that. 

bam|)fen, v. a. to suppress, check. 



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2)<mf, m. thaiSs. 

bann, adv, then ; — unb tocmn, now 

and then. 
b(a)rob, adv. on that account, 
barfteflen, v. to represent, form, 
battel, f. date. [chisel, 

bauetn, v. n. to last, persist in, 

continue, 
bafcon fprengen, v. n. to start off in 

a gallop. 
2)efterbar,m. treasurer of the Sultan, 
befynert, v. a. to expand, 
bemungeadjtet, conj. notwithstanding, 
^emutf), f. humility. 
bemiitf)tg, a. humbly, 
benfen, i. v. a. to think, reflect; 

etn bcn!enber 9Jlen[d), a man of 

thought, 
benn, c. for, then; e§ fet — , unless; 

if else; mtf)t§, nothing but; efje 

— before. 
bergteid)en, such, such things. 
2)evttrijd(), m. dervis (Turkish monk), 
bejjenungeadjtet, nevertheless, 
befto, the (followed by the compar". 

of an adject.) 
beudjt e§, imp. it seems, 
beutlid}, a. clear, adv. clearly, 
beutjd), a. German. 
3)eutjd)(cmb, n. Germany. 
bicr)ten, v. a. to devise, feign, 
btdjt, a. u. adv. thick, close, 
bid, a. thick, gross, fat. 
btenert, v. n. to serve, 
©tenft, m. service, favor. 
SDinar, m. dinar. 
SDtng, n. thing, affair, 
©tocefe, f. diocese, 
bod), c. u. adv. but, yet, however, 

nevertheless, I hope; nid)t — , 

do not! do not say so! 
2)01$, m. dagger. 

boppetn = fcerboppeln, to redouble, 
boppelt, a. u. adv. double, 
bort, adv. there, yonder, 
brad, a. sturdy, firm, 
brctmattfd), dramatic, 
brangen, v. a. to press, cling to, 

stick to. 
breifad), a. trebly; threefold, 
breift, a. it. adv. bold(ly). 
brtngttd), a. u. pressing(ly). 
broken, v. a. to threaten. 



£)rof)en, n. the threatening, 
broffeln = erbrojfeln, v. a. to throttle. 
2>rud, m. pressure. [choke, 

briitfen, v. a. to press, vex, trouble, 
brum jein, v. n. to be deDrived of 

a thing, 
bulben, v. a. to suffer, 
bumm, a. stupid, 
biinfen, v. a. to seem, appear, deem, 

e§ biinft, imp. v. it seems. 
bureaus, adv. at any rate. 
burcbbenfm, i. v. a. to ponder. 
buvd))d)iangetn, v. a. to meander, 

wind through, 
biirfen, i. v. a. u. n. to dare, may, 
($6 be, f. ebb. [need. 

ebert, a. u. adv. even, plain, level; 

— fo met, just as much. 
Sbenbilb, u. likeness, image. 
edjt, a. real, genuine, 
ebel, a. noble, generous. 
(Sbelmut^, m. generosity. 

Resent, I adv - before - 

erjer, comp. sooner. 

(Sljegemafyl, m. husband. 

Gfcijre, f. honor. 

efyren, v. a. to honor, esteem. 

(Sljrenfletb, m. robe of honor. 

©§rlid)fett, f. honesty. 

el) retiring, a. reverend, revered. 

(Sibam, m. son-in law. 

(Sifer, m. zeal. 

etferjud)tig, a. jealous. 

eigenniilug, a. selfish. 

(Sigennutjigfeit, f. selfishness. 

(Stgcnfinn, m. obstinacy. 

(Stgentfyum, n. property, possession. 

eigenttid), a. u. adv. rcal(ly); proper 

• (ly) - 

etgnjm, v. a. to own, belong, possess. 

eiien, v. n. to hurry, hasten. 

eilig, eiligft, adv. in a (great) hurry, 
quickly. 

etnanber, prn. each other, one 
another. 

etnbilben (fid)), ref. v. to imagine. 

einbrtngen, i. v. a. to bring in, come 
in, yield. 

(Stnbrutf, m. impression. 

etnerlei, a. the same, all one. 

einernten, v. a. to reap, gather, ob- 
tain. 



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etttf atfett, i. v. n. to fall in with; 

to come in, c§ faflt mix* ein, it 

occurs to me, strikes me. 
(Stnfalt, f. simplicity, single-heart- 
edness, 
einfatttg, a. simple, foolish, 
eingeboren, a. domestic, native, 
eingebenf, a. mindful; — fetn, to 

remember, 
einljuu'en, v. a. to wrap up. 
einfaifirett, v. a. to collect (money), 
etntaben, i. v. a. to invite, 
etnlenfen, v. n. to turn in, — back. 
etnteudjten, v. n. to be obvious, 

convinced, 
etttmctt, adv. once, in future; ouf — 

all at once, 
etrtplcmbern, v. a. to prate, talk 

into belief. 
etn§, a. one, one and the same thing, 
(ginfamfett, f. loneliness, solitude. 
(Sinftdjt, f. insight, judgement, 
eitift, adv. (with Perf.) once; (with 

Fut.) hereafter, in future, 
etnftimmen, v. n. to fall in with, 

to harmonize. [in. 

etnftretdjen, i. v. a. to shove in, put 
eintreten, i. v. n. to enter, step in. 
(£inung, f. union, 
eintoerftanben, a. u. part, agreed, 
eingeln, a. u. ad. single, singly. 
(Sinaetne, m. a. single man, individual, 
etn-jtefyen, i. v. a. to draw in, reduce, 
etngig, a. single, only. 
(§i§, n. ice. 
(Sifen, n. iron, sword, 
eitet, a. vain. 
(Sttelfeit, f. vanity, 
(gfet, m. disgust. [gusting. 

efeln, v. n. to loath; to be dis- 
elenb, a. miserable, wretched, 
(glenb, n. misery. 
(Sttern, pi. parents. 
(S-mir, m. Emir (a title.) [to receive. 
(Smpf cmg, m. reception ; in — nefjmen, 
empfangen, i. v. a. to receive, take. 
(Smpfanger, m. receiver, 
empfinben, i. v. a. to feel. 
emJpfmbtid), a. u. adv. acute(ly); sen- 

sible(y). 
empor, adv. aloft, on high, up. 
emfig, a. u. adv. assiduous(ly); busy 
(Snbe, a. end. [(ly). 



enbltd), adv. at last, at length; — 

etnmal, after all. 
Gmgel, m. angel. 
(Sngelf djttxtrmerm , angel - visionary, 

a female believing in angels, 
entbetyren, v. a. to be without, de- 
prived, to part from, 
entbieten, i. v. a. to bid, command, 
entblofjt, part, bared, 
entbrecfyen, i. v. a. to forbear, ab- 
stain from, 
entbecfen, v. a. to discover, unmask. j 
(Sntbecfung, f. discovery, 
entfafjren, i. v. n. to escape. < 

(Sntfernimg, f. distance, [unchain. 
entfejfeht, v. a. to untie, unbind, 
entfernen, v. a. to remove, to put 

at a distance, 
entfernt, a. removed, remote, away, 
entfltefyen, i.v. n. to escape, flee from, 
entgegen, prep, towards, 
entgegenje^en, v. a. to oppose. 
entgelten, i. v. a. to attone for, suffer, 
entlommen, i. v. n. to escape from, 

flee. 
entfrciften, v. a. to enervate, enfeeble.' 
entlaffen, i. v. a. to let go, dismiss, 

spare, 
enttctufen, i. v. n. to run away, 
entloden, v. a. to elicit, 
entrattjfeltt , v. a. to unriddle, to 

solve a problem, 
entreifeen, i. v. a. to rescue, save 

from; tear away, 
entfdjetbett, v. a. to decide. 
entjd)lte|sen ftdj, i. ref. v. to resolve. 
(£ntfc§luJ3, m. resolution, a. resolve; 

— faff en to take a resolution. 
enifd}ttlbtgen, v. a, to excuse, 
entfpredjen, i. v. n. to correspond 

with, 
entttiofjnett, v. a. to wean from, to 

disaccustom, unlearn. 
(Sntttmrf, m. plan, design, 
entjtefjen, i. v. a. to deprive; refl. 

fid) — forsake, quit, 
(gntjuden, n. j ecstasy, rapture, great 
(Snt^ucfung, f.j delight, 
erbarmen fid), refl. v. to take pity. 
(Srbe, n. inheritance. [self, 

erbtetett fief), ref. v. i. to offer him- 
erbtttern, v. a. to embitter, make 

angry. 



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er&Iitfen, v. a. to look upon, behold, 
erblaffen, v. n. to turn pale, 
erfcredjen, i. v. n. to break open; 
refl. ft$ — to break oneself of 
a thing, 
ertenfen, i. v. a. to invent, find out. 
(£rT>flofj, in. clod, 
erbulben, v. a. to suffer, stand, 
ereignen — Jid), refl. v. n. to happen, 
©remit, m. hermit. [take place, 
erfct^reyt, i. v. a. to learn, hear. 
erforjdjen, v. a. to examine, search, 

investigate, 
erjulien, v. a. to fulfil, 
(grfiulvmg, f. fulfilment. 
(Srgeknrjeit, f. fidelity, devotion, 
ergiebig, a. productive, rich, 
ergiefeen, i. v. n. to overflow, 
©rfltefjung, £ effusion, outpooring. 
ergretfen, i. v. a. to seize; — Ictffert, 

v. refl. to be seized, 
ergrunben, v. a. to fathom, souna. 
crijaUen , i. v. a. to keep, receive, 

sustain, preserve, 
ettyebett, i. v. a. to lift up, praise, 
erfjettert, imp. v. will be clear, 
erinnerrt, v. a. to remind, remember, 
ertaufen, v. a. to buy, obtain, 
eilennen, i. v. a. to deem, discern, 

acknowledge. 
C5rfenntlt<$fett, f. gratitude, 
erflaren, v. a. to explain, declare, 
erfunben, ) v. a. to inquire, 

erfunbigett fid), j find out, ask. 

erlaffen, i. v. a. to remit acquit, 
relieve, spare. 

erkufcen, v. a. to allow, permit. 

erlebert, v. n. to live, to see. 

erleidjtern, v. a. to lighten, alleviate. 

ertiegen, i. v. n. to be subdued. 

erlitgen, i. v. a. to invent, to tell 
a lie. [quench. 

etlojdjert, i. v. n. u. a. to extinguish, 

erlogert, part, false, forged. 

ennannen fid), refl. v. to rouse, re- 
cover strength. [estimate. 

etmefjen, i. v. a. to mesure, judge, 

ermorfcett, v. a. to murder, slay. 

ermiibert, v. a. u. n. to tire, to get 
tired. 

(Srmunterung, f. encouragement. 

(Srnft, m. seriousness. 

croffnen, v. a. to open, disclose, tell. 



erjridjt feitt, t. n. to be intent. 
(Sxquicfung, f. refreshment, 
erratfyen, i. v. a. to guess, divine, 
erregen, v. a. to stir up, move, 
errot^en, v. a. to blush. 
(Srrotfjert, n. blushing. [drowned, 
erfaufen, i. v. n. (vulgar) to be 
erjdjaffert, i. v. a. to create, make. 
erfdjaflen, i. v. n. to resound, re-echo, 
erfcrjeinen, i. v. n. to appear, seem. 
erfdjiefcen, i. v. a. to shoot, to kill 
by shooting; n. to spring up; 
shoot up. [be frightened, 

erfdjreden, i. v. a. u. n. to frighten, 
erfe^en, i. v. a. to select, chose. 
erfetjen, v. a. to replace; repair, 
etft, adv. first, at first. [restore. 
(Stfiaunen, n. astonishment, 
erfteigen, i. v. a. to scale, ascend, 
erfticfen, v. a. to stifle. [mount. 
ertljeilen, n. a. to give, grant, 
ertrctgert, i. v. a. to bear, to suffer, 
ertraglid), n. endurable, [tolerate. 
ertoacfyfen, i. v. a. to grow up. 
erttmgen, i. v. a. to consider. 
ertnal)nen, v. a. to mention, tell. 
©rtocifmte, n. the thing mentioned. 
ertnarten, v. a. to expect, wait for. 
ertrieidjen, v. a. to soften, enervate, 

unman, 
ertoeifen, i. v. a. to show, prove. 
erweisUd), a. evincible, what can 

be proved, 
ertneroert, i. v. a. to acquire, gain, 
accumulate. [come. 

ertoimjcfjt, part. u. a. fortunate, wel- 

er&ft&len, v. a. to tell, narrate. 

ergetgen, v. n. to show; £)ienft — 
to serve; to do a kindness. 

ergiefjen, i. v. a. to educate, raise up. 

erjttmen, v. a. to make angry. 

etgiitnt, angry. 

cjje'rt, i. v. a. to eat. 

(Sffen, n. eating. 

(Sinpl&rat, m. the Euphrates (river)* 

©uropaer, m. European. 

enrig, a. u. adv. eternal(ly), for ever 

©tnigfeit, f. eternity 

©jcmpel, n. instance; sample. 

gab en, m. thread. 

fafyig, a. capable. 

faijren, v. a. to drive, ride; — lajfen, 
to give up, to lose hold of, drop. 



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goftum, d. a. fact, 
gatf, m. case, opportunity, 
galle, f. snare, trap, 
fatten, i. v. n. to fall, drop, 
faljct), adv. false, wrong, 
gatte, f. fold, wrinkle, 
fongen, i. v. a. to catch, capture, 
garbe, f. color. 

fafeln, v. a. to wander, talk foolishly, 
faffen, v. a. to catch, hold of, con- 
tain: ftdj — refl. to be composed, 
goffung, f. countenance, patience, 

composure; au^er — , out of 

patience, 
foft, adv. only, almost, nearly; 

— nur, nothing but; nearly all. 
foften, v. a. to fast, 
goften, m. fasting, 
foul, a. u. adv. lazy(ly), indolent(ly). 
foulen, v. n. to rot. 
gel)t, m failing, mistake, 
fe^ten, v. n. to fail, want, miss, be 

short of; imp. e§fel;lt, it is wanting, 
getjler, m. mistake, failing, blemish. 
fef)lget)en, i. v. a. to miss one another, 

to go astray, 
geter, f. celebration, festival, 
feterltcx;, a. u. adv. solemn(ly). 
fein, a. fine, nice, 
feint), a. hostile, inimical, 
getnb, n. foe, enemy, adversary, 
gelb, n. field, room, 
gelbjug, m. expedition, 
genfter, n. window, 
gerne, f. distance, prospect, 
geffel, f. bond, tie. 
feffeln, v. a. to chain, bind, fetter, 
feftfetjen, v. a. to fix, to make a 
fett, a. fat. [rule, 

geuer, n. fire; — fofyten, burning 

coals, 
getje, m. rag; plur. tatters, 
gteber, m. fever, 
gtl-j, m. felt cap. 
fitaig, a. niggardly, 
ftnben, i. v. a. to find, discover, 
ginger, m. finger, 
finfter, a. dark. 

ftfcfyen, v. a. to fish; to get by cun- 
glamme, f. flame. [ning. 

glecf(en), m. spot, 
gteifd), n. meat, flesh, 
glevfj, m. industry, mit — , purposely. 



fletjjtg, a. u. adv. industrious(ly), 
assiduous(ly). 

friefyen, i. v. a. to flee, run. 

fttefeen, i. v. n. to flow, ensue, reach. 

flofcen, v. a. to float, run ashore. 

fliidjten, v. n. to flee. 

glug, m. flight; xm — , in a hurry. 

gliigel, m. wing. 

Slur, f. hall. 

gtufj, m. river. 

glut, f. flood, river. 

fo(r)bem, v. a. to demand, ask. 

folgen, v. n. to follow, go after. 

folglui), adv.consequently^ therefore. 

f5rbern, v. a. to dispatch, hurry, 
advance. 

forberfamft, adv. most expeditiously. 

gornt, f. form, body, figure. 

gorfdjer, m. searcher, investigator. 

fort, adv. away; — ■ unb — , always, 
continually. 

fortfatjren, i. v. a. to continue. 

fortgefyen, i. v. n. to go off, go on, 
continue. 

fortfcfyleppen, v. a. to carry away, 

grage, f. question. [drag away. 

fragen, v. a. to enquire, ask, in- 
terrogate. 

gronfe, m. a. Frank. 

fret, a. free. 

freterbtng§, adv. spontaneously. 

greilj err lid) fett, f. liberality, bounty. 

gretijett, f. liberty, freedom. 

fretlidr), ad. of course, indeed, et — , 
aye, truly. 

fretttnfltg, a. of free will, willingly 7 . 

grember, m. stranger. 

IS*, | f - «*»"«. ™- 

freubtg, a. glad. 

freuen fid), refl. v. to rejoice,' be glad. 

gretmb, m. friend. 

freunbltct), a. friendly, smiling. 

greunbfctjoft, f. friendship. 

greOel, m. crime. 

frxjd), a. u. ad. fresh(ly), again, 

frof), a. glad, joyful. [bravely.^ 

fromm, a. pious, religious. 

grommen, n. profit. 

frofttg, ad. coldly, with reserve. 

grud&t, f. fruit. 

gud)§, m. fox. s 

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fitfjren, v. a. to lead, conduct. 

fiiflen, v. a. to fill, make full. 

gunb, m. finding, discovery. 

gunfe(n), m. spark. 

gurd)t, f. fear. 

furdjtjctm, ad. fearful. 

fiir<f)ten, v. a. to fear. 

gurjprad), f. intercession. 

Sitrft, m prince. 

fiirtna^r ! int. indeed, forsooth! 

gufc, m. foot. 

($abe, f. gift, present. 

©abei, f. fork. 

gaffen, v. n. to gape, stare. 

©afjrung,f. fermentation, bad humor. 

©atte, f. gal], anger, choler. 

©ang, m. gait, walk. 

gcma, a. it. ad. whole, entire(ly); 
— unb gar, altogether. 

garftig, a. frightful, horrible, ghastly. 

(Partner, m. gardener. 

©affe, f. lane, alley, thorough fare. 

©auii), m. fool. 

gebaren, i. v. a. to bear. 

geben, i. v. a. to give, grant, bestow ; 
toa§ giebt§? what's here? what's 
< the matter? 

©eber, m. donor, giver. 

©ebet, n. prayer. 

gebieten, i. v. n. to command. 

©ebliit, m. blood, humours. 

geboren, a. born. 

^ebredjen, i. v. a. to want; ©ebrec§ett, 
n. infirmity. [coming. 

gebittyren, v. n. to belong, to be be- 

©eburt, f. birth; Don — , by birth. 

©ed\ m. fool, dandy. 

©ederet, f. foolery, foolishness. 

©ebadjtmfc, n. memory. 

©ebcmfe(n), m. thought. 

©ebtdjt, m. poem. 

©etmlb, f. patience. 

©efctfyr, f. danger, peril; — Ictufen, 
to run the risk. 

gefa&rlid), a. dangerous, perilous. 

gefaflen, i. v. n. to please, like. 

©efaflen, m. favor. [posed. 

gefafet, part, ready, prepared, com- 

gefangen, a. u. part, captive, cap- 
tured. 

©efangener, m. a. captive, prisoner. 

©eftaiiere, n. the fluttering (of a 

©tfiifjl, m. feeling. [bird). 



©efolge, p.. followers, suite. 

©egentfjett, n. the contrary, opposite. 

gefyajjtg, a. hating, hateful. 

getjetm, adv. secretly, in secret. 

©e^ehnnifj, n. secret, mystery. 

gefyeimmjsoou', ad. secretly, myste- 
riously. 

©ef)eifj, n. order, bidding; auf— , at 
the bidding. 

getyen, i. v. n. to walk, go. 

(@e)f)im, n. brain. 

geboren, v. n. to belong to. 

gefjorfarrt, a. obedient. 

©eier, m. vulture. 

©eift, m. soul, mind. 

©eift fyeilige, m. Holy Ghost. 

geiftltcf), a. clerical, ecclesiastic. 

©etftlid&er, m. an ecclesiastic. 

©eiftlidjfeit, f. clergy. 

©etg, m ' g ree d. 

gei^ig, a. greedy, parsimonious. 

gelafjen,a.u.ad. patient(ly), calm(ly). 

gelaufig, a. current, ready, easy. 

gelautert, p. it. a. refined. 

©elb, n. money. 

gelegen fein, v. n. to be important. 

©elegenfjevt/ f. opportunity, occasion, 
chance. 

geleljrt, part, learned. 

geleiten, v. a. to accompany, protect. 

gelobt, part, praised; — 2anb f holy 
land. 

gelobert fid), refl. v. to devote. 

gelt, adv. truly; is it not so? 

gelten, i. v. n. to be deemed, to be 
current, of value, to be worthy, 
gilt nitfitS — is of no account. toa§ 
gilt's? what do you lay, bet? 

gelingen, imp. n. to succeed. 

gemad), adv. softly, slowly, peace! 

©emciibe, n. portrait. 

gemein, a. common, vulgar. 

©emeine, b. u. a. common thing, 
what is common. 

©emeinjd^ft, f. communion, com- 
munity. 

gencm, a. u. adv. accurate(ly), 
exact(ly). 

gemefcen, i. v. a. to eat, consume, 

genug, adv. enough. [enjoy. 

geniigen, v. a. to satisfy; e§ genitgt 
mir, I am. content. 

genugjam, a. contented, content. 



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<&(OMge, f. sufficiency; jut -, suffi- 
ciently. 

gerabqu, adv. straight, plainly. 

geratljen, i. v. a. to come upon, fall 
upon. 

geraum, a. roomy, spacious; — c 
Sett, long time. 

geredjt, n. just. 

©ered)ttgfett, f. justice. 

gereuen, v. a. to repent, rue. 

$ertng, a. slight, small. 

gem, adv. willing(ly), glad(ly); tdj 

| f)5re gem, 1 love to hear. 

gerungen, part. u. a. wringing. 

©ejcmbte, m. messenger, embassy. 

©ejcfyfift, n. business, task, affair. 

gejctjaftig, a. busy. 

gejdjefyen, i. v. n! to happen, take 

(Seftfjitfrtdjen, n. tale, story, [place. 

©ejdjtdjte, f. history. 

gejcbicft, a. skilful, fitted. 

©e[djtetf)t, n. race, family, gender. 

©efdjmacf, m- taste; mit ®c\$mad, 
tastefully. 

©ejdjmeibe, n. jewelry. 

©ejdjopf, n. creature. 

©ejtfmiatj, n. prate, prating. 

gefdjrotnb, a. u. ad. quick(ly). 

gejcfytoeige benn, conj. let alone, not 
to mention. 

®efe!I, m. fellow. 

©ejellfdjaftertn, f. a. female, com- 
panion. 

©ejets, ii. law, tenets; gefetjt, suppose. 

(Seftcftt, n. face, countenance, sight. 

gefdjricbeft, part, written. 

©ejdjmifter, plur. brother and sister. 

©efprcid), n. conversation, talk, dis- 
course. 

gefpratf)tct, n. talkative, chatty. 

©eftalt, f. form, shape. 

geftanben = sugeftanben, part, granted. 

gefiefjen, i. v. n to confess, acknow- 
ledge. 

geftern, adv. yesterday. 

geitretig, a. severe; —er §err, your 
Honor! 

gefunb, a. healthy, well, sound. 

getrcuien, v. a. to dare, venture. 

getroffen, ri^ht. you hit it, guessed it. 

getroft, courage, cheer up; a. con- 
fident, 
§x ttetben, v. to perceive. 



getoalttg, a. u. adv. powerful (ly), 

very much, 
©etoctlt, f. power, force; mit ctfler — , 

at any risk; mit — , forcibly. 
®ett)cmbti)ett, f. dexterity, 
getoartigen, v. n. to expect, hope, 
©ettrimt, m. gain, winning, 
gettritmen, i. v. a. to win, gain, 
gettrifs, a. u. adv. sure(ly), certain(ly). 
©etoiffen, n. conscience. 
genjiffen^aft, a. conscientious. 
gett>o|)tien, v. a. to accustom, be 

accustomed to. 
getoolbt, a. vaulted, 
gerooljnt fein, to be used, accustomed, 
geftiirgt, part, fallen, 
gterig, a. eager, longing, 
gicfcen, i. v. a. to pour. 
@ift, n. poison, 
©impel, m. fool, bull-finch, 
©ipfel, m. hill, crown. 
©tpfelcfyen, n. small top, small crown 

(of a tree). 
(SHaufce(n), m. belief, creed, faith, 
glau&en, v. a. to believe, trust. 
©IctubcnStyelb, m. hero of religion, 

— of belief, 
ghufilttf), a. credible, 
glait, a. smooth, plain, level. 
©IcttteiS, n. glazed-frost, slippery 

ground. 
gleid), a. like, similar; adv. at once, 

from the first, equally, 
©leicfyen, beine§, etc. your kind, equal, 
©leifcncret, f. hypocrisy, 
gtorreidj, a. glorious. 
(Slucf, n. luck, fortune, happiness. 
gliicflid), a. happy, lucky, successful, 
©tutf;, f. flames, heat, burning pas- 
sion, 
©nabe, f. mercy, favor, grace. 
©oib, n. gold. [to envy. 

gonnen, v. n. not to grudge, not 
goHtd), a. godly, godlike, 
©ott, m. God; — lob, thank God. 
gottergefren, a. resigned to God. 
gotteSfiirdjtig, a. god-fearing, pious. 
©oite§fjau§$en, small house of God, 

chapel. 
SotteSlfifterunfl, f. blasphemy. 
©5ttli$e, f. Holy Virgin, 
grabe, a. upright, straight-forward. 
~, n. grave, tomb. 



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<Srant, m. grief. 

grau, a. grey, ancient. 

grauen, to shudder; ©rau§, n. shud- 

gtaufam, a. cruel, savage. [der. 

gretfen, i. v. a. to take, hold, catch. 

©rille, f. whim. 

grofc, a. {treat, large, tall. 

@rof$itmt|, f. courage, generosity. 

®runb, m. ground, soil; reason. 

griinbett, v. a. to found; fid) — , to 

rest upon. 
(Srujj, f. favor, grace, 
grilnen, v. a. to flourish. 
®urt, m. girdle, belt, 
gut, a. it. adv. good, well. 
®ut, blessing, good, 
gutfyergig, a. good-, kind-hearted, 
©iite, f. goodness, benevolence. 
|)<iar, n. hair. 

fjabetn, v. a. to quarrel, squabble. 
§ctfen, m. port, haven. 
%&\b, a. half; §atfte, f. half (part). 
§ctl§, n. neck; bom — lafjen, to keep 

off at a distance. [sider. 

fatten, i. v. a. to hold, check; con- 
§cmb, f. hand, handwriting; bon 

ber — , off hand, 
fjcmbetn, v. n. to act, trade. 
§cmbet§teute, pi. trading people. 
§anbtt>erf, n. profession, trade. 
f)angen, i. v. n. to hang; act. to 
^aretn, m. harem, [be suspended, 
fjarren, v. n, to stay, wait, 
i)<xxi, a. hard, callous, 
lafjen, v. a. to hate; §afs, hatred. 
Ijafeitd), a. ugly, homely. 
fjafitg, a. quick, in a hurry. 
£aft, f. hurry, haste. 
l)ciufig, a. frequent, abundant. 
£ctu£t, n. head. 
§ott§, n. house, household, 
fje&en, i. v. a. to lift, raise. 
ijefrig, a. u. ad. vehement(ly). 
§ec!e, f. hedge. 
§elb, m. hero. 
fyft, a. bright. 
§er&ft, m. autumn, fall. 
§eer, n. army. 

fjeften, v. a. to fasten, nail, rivet; 
§eti, n. welfare; ^eilcmb, m. the 
tyeilen, to heal, cure. [Savior. 

IjetHg, a. holy; §eUiger, m. saint. 
Jeiljam, a. wholesome. 



l;etm!ommett, i. v. n. to come home, 

visit, 
fjetfd&en, v. a. to desire, demand. 
!)etJ3, a. hot, scorching. 
F)ei|en, i. v. a. to call, bid: to be 

called, c§ §eifjt; it is reported, 
fjeiter, a. serene, clear, 
^etbenmagtg, a. heroic, herolike. 
f)elfen, i. v. n. to help, aid; \va% 

gift's? what boots it? [with it. 
§er, ad. since, ago; — bctmtt, out 
^erablaffen, i. v. a. to let down; 

fid) — , refl. v. to condescend. 
f)erau3, ad. out; nur — ! out with it! 
§erau§fagen, v. a. to speak out. 
fjerauSmerJen, i. v. a. to throw out. 
IjerBeijdjIet^ett, i. v. a. to come up 

stealthily, 
fyeroringen, to bring hither, 
tyernad), ad. afier(wards). 
§err, m. master, Lord, God. 
fyerrltd}, a. splendid, glorious. 
§errltd)fett, f. glory, 
fyerrfdjen, v. a. to rule. 
i)ex)§iden, v. a. to send hither, 
fjerbortreten, v. a. to step out. 
fyx%, n. heart. 

!)e^en, v. a. to set upon, incite, 
ijeute, adv. to-day. 
§eud)tcrin, f. hypocrite (female). 
fytemebett, adv. here below, 
fjter, ad. here, in this world. 
^terbet, ad. in this, hereby. 
fytetfyerum, adv. hereabout. 
l^iernadjft, ad. besides, next to this. 
|nmmei, m. heaven. [be gone. 

f)in, ad. thither, gone! — fetn, to 
^mauffieigen, i. v. n. to ascend, 
[mount. 
fyhtoern, v. a. to hinder, prevent. 
^tnetnjd)rexBett, i. v. a. to enter by 

writing. 
§mgefm, n. the going there, 
fjtnljoren, v. n. to listen. 
^intommen,i.v.n.(3u)to come, get to. 
fytnfonrten, i. v. n. to be able, to 
Jpmfunft, f. arrival. [get there, 
tytnlcmgltd?, a. sufficient, 
^tttlaffen, i. v. a. to suffer to go 
|intaufen, to run to. [to a place. 
f)utle£en, v. n. to pass one's life. 
$tttlegen, to lay down, put down. 
|tnne$tnen, i. v. a. to take, receive. 



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fjtnrteigen, v. n. u. refl. (fid)) — , to 
fjtnten, ad. behind. [incline to. 

Winter, prep, behind. 
fytntetBringen, i. v. a. to convey, 

bring, inform. [pose upon, 

tjiniergetjen, i. v. a. to deceive, im- 
fjiniiber, ad. over, across, athwart, 
fjtntoeg, away. [cast down. 

§init)erfett, i. v. a. to throw down, 
i)tnitrieber, ad. again, once more, 

on the contrary, 
tjintoottett, i. v. n. to wish to go. 
tjin^etgeit, v. n. to point to. 
fSinaieiJert, i. v. a. to put off, "delay, 
tjtnjufetjett, v. a. to add. 
fjtngutretett, i. v. n. to approach, 
§xm, n. brain. [come near. 

f)od), a. high. 
§od)ef)rmurben, reverence. 
§od)fte, n. the highest thing. 
§od)fte, m. the most High. 
f)5ct)fien§, ad. at most. 
lpd)Belabett, part, heavily laden. 
Ijodjgepriefert, a. highly praised, 
bocfyjd^en, v. a. to esteem highly. 
§of, m. court (royal), yard, 
tpffentlid), ad. it is hoped, expected. 
§offmmg,f. hope; — §t)ofl, a. hopeful, 
fyoflidj, a. it. adv. polite(ly), cour- 
§of)te, f. cavern, cave. [teously. 
§oljneret, f. mockery, 
tyolb, a. charming, lovely, 
l^olen, v. a. to fetch: — lafjen, to 
^ofsftofj, m. faggot. [send for. 

Ijord)! list! hark! hear! 
!&ord)en, to listen, hearken. 
£>ord)eritt, f. eaves-dropper, 
pren, v. a. to hear, to be told, 
fjttbfdj, a. fine, fair. 
§ut, int. ho, hoa, quick. 
trt einem §ui, in a thrice, jiffy 
£Ulfe, f. aid. [twinkling. 

£unb, m. dog, hound. 
§unger, n. hunger. 
§ut, m. guard; hat. 
§i)poti)efe,f. hypothesis, supposition, 
gmcm, m. Iman. 

tmmer, j ad. always; auf — -, for 
tmmerbar, j ever. 
inbem, c. while, just then, since, 
inbefe, | adv. in the mean time, 
tnbefletM while; conj. but, however. 
ittSbejonbete, especially. 



$nt)alt, m. contents. 

mner, a. interior. 

Snnere, n. the interior, inside. 

innevrjctlb, prep, within. 

tmtig, a. hearty, tmugft, inmost. 

inSbefonbere, separately. 

in§get)exm, ad. in secret. 

in§gejammt, adv. altogether. 

injttnfctjett, adv. meanwhile. 

irbxjd), mortal, earthly; Srbxfdje, m. 

mortal man. 
xrren, v. n. to err, mistake, wander; 

{id) — , ref. v. to be mistaken. 
\a, yes; you know; I hope; — toofjl, 

certainly; }a nidjt, no indeed; 

to be sure not; on no account, 
jadj, ad. quick, rash, 
jagen, v. a. to hunt, drive, chase. 
3at)r, n. year, 
^amerlonf, m. Jamerlonk. 
3aud)5en, n. shouting, exaltation. 
}e, con. ever; je meijr, the more. 
jeber, pro. every, such. 
iemal§, ad. ever. [just now. 

jetjt, ad. now, this moment; ekn — , 
Sube, m. Jew, Israelite; Jiibxfd), 

Jewish. 
SubenmabdjetT, a. Jewish girl. 
IJubentlmm, n. Judaism. 
Sugenb, f. youth, 
jung, a. young. 
Surtge, m. boy, youth, 
bungling, m. a youth. 
$af)ira, n. Cairo. 
Saxfer, m. emperor, 
faiferlxdj, adj. imperial, 
fait, a. u. ad. cold(ly). 
$atie, f. coolness, coldness. 
$ameel, n. camel, 
tampfen, v. a. to fight, contend. 
$cma(, n. canal, channel. 
Capital, n. principal (sum), stock, 
kaxabaw, f. caravan. [fund. 

$affe,f. cash, ready money, treasury., 
faufen, v. a. to buy, purchase. 
®aufmamt, m. merchant, 
faum, ad. hardly, scarcely. 
$et)(e, f. throat. 

fexrnen, v. n. to sprout, spring, 
fexrt, a. no; — er, none. 
^eUner, m. buttler, waiter, 
fennett, i. v. a. to know. 
$erl, m. chap, clout, fellow. 



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fiem, m. kernel. 

JMte, f. chain. 

$inb, n. child; — §ctt, f. childhood. 

$tnbe§rinb, n. grand child; $inbe§* 

petit, in place of a child: an — 

cmne^mett, to adopt. 
$tr$e, f. church 
$iffen, n. pillow. 
$lage, f. complaint, 
ftagen, v. a. to sue; go to court, 
liar, a. «. ad. clear(ly), pure(ly). 
flebett, v. a. to paste; stick. 
$letb, n. robe, gown, dress. 
fleibett, v. n. to fit, to suit ; ftct) — , 

refl. to dress, adorn. 
$Ielbung, vestments, dress, raiment. 
iUxrtf a. small, little, 
^letmgfeit, f. small affair, trifle. 
$Iemme,f. straights, pinch, dilemma, 
fletnmen, v. a. to squeeze, press. 
$lima, n. climate, weather, 
flingen, i. v. a. to sound, 
flopfen, v. a. to knock. 
Softer, n. cloister, convent. 
$lofterbruber, m. friar. 
$tofterteute, pi. cloister fouss. monks, 
flug, a. wise, intelligent, 
fttigettt, v. a. to examine critically, 
^lumpen, m. lump, mass, cluster. 
$ncuX m. clapp, trap ; — u. gall, 

suddenly. 
$ned)t, m. servant, soldier. 
fmdern, v. a. to higgle, play the 
$nie, n. knee. [niggard. 

Inxeen, v. a. to kneel down. 
£ttod)en, n. bone. 
^norr(en), m. gnar(l), snag, 
tootett, m. knot, plot. 
$nubben, m. knob excrescence. 
$oci), m. cook. 
fodjen, v. a. to boil, cook. 
$oi)Iett, pi. coals. 
fommen, i. v. n. to come, arrive. 
$onig, m. king. 
$omgin, f. queen, 
lontten, i. v. n. to be able. 
$o})f, m. -head. [late, 

fornen, v. a. to decoy, bait, granu- 
lojten, v. n. to cost. 
&aftett, pi. costs, expense, 
foftbar, a. costly, precious. 
$oParfeitett, pi. precious things, 
$r aft, f. power, strength, [jewels. 



'., f. claw, clutch, 
rranl, a. sick. 

rrSnfen, v. a. to offend, hurt. 
Jheug, n. cross; —gang, cross-walk. 
fried)en, i. v. a. to creep. 
$xteg, m. war. 
$rone, f. crown. 
Summer, m. grief, trouble, 
fitmmern fidfj, refl. v. to concern. 
$unb|ct)aft, f. knowledge, custom, 

acquaintance. 
®imbfct)afterei, espionage. 
$unjl, f. art, skill, trick 
$imftler, m. artist. 
!ura, a. short. 
fiil)n, ad. bold, 
fiiffen, v. a. to kiss, 
faben, v. a. to comfort, refresh. 
Sabfal, m. enjoyment, comfort, 
latfjen, v. a. to laugh. 
lact)eln, v. n. to smile ; 28ct)etn, smile, 
laben, i. v. a. to invite, summon. 
Saffe, m. fool. 

SaxenBruoer, m. lay-brother. 
Sage, f. situation, state. 
Sager, n. couch. 

langett, v. a. to get, to stretch out. 
langft, adv. long ago. 
Saroe, f. mask, 
laffen, v. a. u. n. to let, cause, leave, 

suffer, release, abandon. 
Saft, f. load, weight. 
Safierttjat, f. scandal, hemouB deed. 
Ictftig, a. u. adv. troublesome, 
lau, a. u. ad. lukewarm, 
laufen, i. v. a. to run; ©cfa$r — , 

to run the risk 
Saune, f. whim, humor, choier. 

Hfcl - «*«> »"-—"• 

Iaufd)en, v. n. to listen, harken. 
Saut, m. sound. 

iauter, a. pure, ad. nothing but, 
Seben, n. life. [merely. 

leben, v. n. to live; left' toof)t, fare- 
well, adieu. 
Secfer, m, sweat-tooth, sneak. 
Seber, n. leather; lebern, leather(n). 
iebigtfd), adv. only, 
leer, a. empty, void, vacant, 
leerett, v. a. to empty, 
legen, v. a. to put, place. 
Sefjre, f. teaching, doctrine. 

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lel&ren, v. a. to teach, inform. 

Setyrer, m. teacher, instructor. 

fietb, m. body. 

Ieitf)t, a. u. adv. easy. 

Setb, n. suffering, sorrow. 

letben, i. v. a. to suffer, stand. 

Setbertfcjjaft, f. passion. 

letbtg, a. abominable, fatal. 

Seter, f. lyre. 

leiljen, i. v. n. to lend. 

letfe, a. u. adv. in a low voice, 

undertone, 
letten, v. a. to lead, conduct. 
Seitton, f. lesson, 
letifen, v. a. to guide, lead, 
lefett, i. v. a. to read. 
letter, a. superl. last ; 2et)t, last (time). 
Severe, m. the latter. 
Sidjt, n. light. [affection. 

Iteb, a. dear, amiable; Siebe, f. love, 
liebert, v. a. to love, like. 
lieber, adv. rather; — fjctben, 1 would 

rather have, fain have. 
lteben§tt>iirbig, a. amiable, lovely. 
Iteb^aben, i. v. a. to like, love. 
Itegen, i. v. a. to lie, to be situated. 
-Sinte, f. line. 
ttnf§, adv. to the left. 
SiWe, f. lip. 
Sift, f. trick, artifice, 
lobett, v. a. to praise, 
lobtid;, a. laudable, praiseworthy. 
Sofjn, m. wages, 
lofjnen, v. a. to reward. 
Soo§, n. lot. [forth. 

loSbredjen, i. v. a. to begin, burst 
loSgefyen, i. v. n. to march on, 

attack, begin. 
Io§ fetn; — tuerben, to get rid. 
£ojd)en, n. the quenching, 
lofen, v. a. to loosen, open; disen- 
Sotoe, m. lion. [tangle. 

Suft, f. air, room. [hood, 

liigen, v. a. to lie, to utter a false- 
Sage, f. lie, falsehood; — n ftrafen, 

to give the lie. 
Sttgnertn, f. hypocrite. 
Sump, m. clout, plur. rags, tatters. 
Uiftem, a. desirous, longing for. 
lufttg, a. it. adv. merry, jolly. 
9)laal, m. mark, mole (on the skin). 
Sttaafj, n. measure. 
Sttadje, f, making, make. 



mad^n, v. a. to make, do, render; 
ntctdje baf$! try. 

madjtig, a. strong, powerful, [tence. 

9!ttadjt, f. power ; — fprud), m. sen- 

Wabdjen, n. girl; — feete, a girl's 

SKajjrdjcit, n. story, tale. [soul. 

Sttaieftctt, f. majesty. 

mfifcitt, v. a. to find fault, censure. 

9M, n. time. 

malm, v. a. to paint, depict, de- 

9ttctmeluf, m. mameluke. [scribe. 

Common, m. mammon. 

mandjmal, ad. sometimes. 

member, a. many one. 

SRangel, m. want, need. 

mcmgeln, to lack, want. 

Warm, m. man, husband. 

2Hamun, f. woman. 

Mantel, m. cloak, mantle. 

9ttaromt, m. Maronite. 

martern, v. a. to torture, tantalize. 

matt, a. tired, check-mated. 

9ftcmer, f. wall. 

9Mu§$en, n. a. little mouse. 

Sftetle, f. a. mile (German), league. 

metnen, v. a. to think, mean. 

SKetmmg, f. opinion, meaning, mind. 

me^r, adv. more, tr»eit — , far more, 
nidf)t — , not any more, longer. 

melandjolifd), a. melancholy, bleak. 

melbert, v. a. to announce. 

9ttenge, quantity, mass. 

mengen, v. a. to mingle, mix. 

9!ftenfdj, m. man, human being. 

9Jlenjd)enfreuttb, m. philantropist. 

yjlm]<fy$dt, f. mankind. 

SOtajdjenfjafc, m. misanthropy. 

SDtafdjenmafefo, f. fault-finding. 

mcnfdjttd), a. kind, human. 

9#enfdjttd)fot, kindness, human feel- 
ings. 

merien, v. n. to notice, guess; — 
— lafjen, to hint, to raise suspicion. 

therlltdj, a. visible, perceptible. 

Stteffer, n. knife. 

Wime, f. look, air, feature. 

milb,-a. u. ad. kind(ly), mild(ly). 

TOIbe, f. mildness, bounty, charity. 

minber, comp. of toenig, less, smaller. 

miffen, v. a. to miss, want, lack. 

tmjdjen, v. a. to mix, mingle. 

mijsbeuten, v. a. to misjudge. 

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SDH^frauen, distrust. 

mii, prep, with, adv. also, too, 

likewise, simultaneously, 
mitbringen, i. v. a. to bring along 

with. [game, 

nuttyteten, v. a. to take part in a 
90tittag, m. noon, midday; — §, at 

noon, 
tmttel, a. middle, middling; —gut, 

middling-good, 
tmtderbtemten, i. v. a. to burn also, 

to be likewise consumed, 
tnogen, i. v. a. to like; toofyl mogen, 

to love to see. 
9Jloglttf)feit, f. possibility, feasibility, 
moglitfjft, adv. superl. in the best 

possible manner. 
2ttof)r, m. negro, Moor. 
9Jlonctt, m. month. 
Wontf), m. monk. 
2Jtonb, m. moon, month. 
Sttorgen, m. morning, to-morrow, 
morjdj, a. decaying, 
ntiibe, a. tired of. 
TOttye, f. trouble, pains. [some, 
miujjam, a. u. ad. troublesome, toil- 
9Jlummeret, f. farce, mummery. 
9Jhmb, m. mouth, 
munter, a. cheerful, animated. 
SJUtfefmcmn, m. Mussulman. 
SJhtsfel, f. muscle, 
miiffen, i. v. a. to be obliged. 
SJhifter, n. pattern, model, 
tnufiern, v. a. to examine, look. 
2Jhtftemttg, m. model-ring. 
2JhtJ3e, f. leisure. [to feel. 

Sttutfj, m. courage; gu Wlutfy fexn, 
SJliinae, f. coin, coinage. 
ttac§, prep, after, ad. after; ■— u. nct$, 

by little and little, by degrees, 
nactjaffen, v. a. to ape, imitate, 
nac^benlen, i. v. a. to reflect, [after, 
nadjbrangen, i. v. n. to press, push 
narfjeifern, v. n. to strive after. 
Wafyn, m. boot, skiff, vessel, 
na^geben, i. v. a. to yield, 
nadjgriikln, v. a. to muse, speculate, 
neuter, ad. afterwards. 
yiafyxifyt, f. information, tidings, 
nctdjfdjxcfett, v. a.- to send after. 
Ttctdjjefjen, i. v. n. to look after. 
nad)jenben, v. a. to send after. 
SRcidjfter, m^ieighbour, fellow-man. 



9la$t,f. night; bc§ #a$t§, at night 

nadjtmrfen, v. a. to operate after. 

natft, a. naked. 

9lagel, m. peg, nail, hook. 

ncu), a. near, impending. 

nct^en, ) v. a. to come near, 

naljefommen, j approach. 

natyern (fitf)), refl. to approach. 

*ftante(n), m. name. 

namentltd), ad. especially. 

namltcf), ad. namely. 

^amltdje, ad. the same, very. 

9ter, m. fool. 

*Jlarrtn, f. foolish woman. 

9laj$tt>erf, m. sweetmeats. 

9M§<|en, n. nosle, little nose. 

yia\z, f. nose. 

%la\ [erin^en, n. Naserin. 

nctjs, a. humid, moist. 

ftcttur, f. nature. 

natiirltdj, a. u. adv. natural(ly). 

nebenfjer, neb[t, ad. besides. 

^eben^immer, n. adjoining room. 

9lef[e, m. nephew. 

ne'ijmen, i. v. a. to take, receive; — 

in $td)t — , to mind, take care. ■ 
neibifdf), a. jealous, envious, 
nennen, i. v. a. to call, name. 
9Rerbe, f. nerve, sinew, tendon. 
9flet|, n. net. 

ncu, a. new, fresh ; au?5 9leue, anew. 
9teuefte, n. a. novelty. 
neu(be)gterig, n. inquisitive, curious. 
*Reu(be)gier, f. curiosity. 
9Hdjt§, n. nought, nothing, 
nut mdjten, in no manner, -wise, 
nteber, adv. down. [damp, 

nieberfcfylagen, i. v. a. to cast, down, 
ntebextoerfen, i. v. a. to throw down. 
ntebrig, a. low, mean, 
sftiemcmb, pro. nobody, no man. 
mmmerme§r, adv. not at all ; never- 
itifien, v. n. to nestle. [more, 

nod), ad. still, yet; — mal§, ad. again, 

once more. 
5ftoi§, f. need, necessity, danger. 

gur — , from necessity, scantily, 
notfjtg, a. necessary, needful. 
notfjtgen, v. a. to force, compel. 
not^enbig, a. necessary, needful, 
nun, ad. now, well, at present, 

con. well; nun bemt, truly 1 
mtr, adv. only, but. 



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ttuji/ f. nut 

ftu^ett, m. use, benefit 

nut; en, v. a. to use, make use of. 

afc, if, whether; — ober ob, whether 

— or. 
obfcefagt, part, forementioned. 
oben, adv. above; ■— bretn, adv. 

besides, over and above. 
Obere, m. Superior of a convent. 
obglei<$, conj. (al)though. 
5be, a. barren. 

off en, a. open, frank; offnen, to open. 
Df)tn, Dljextn, m. uncle, 
otyne, prep^ without; —bent, adv. 

otherwise, besides; — ju, without, 
£)f)r, n. ear; Dt^rge^enfe, n. earring, 
£)pai, m. opal. [pendant. 

Dpfer, — t^ier, n. victim, sacrifice, 
opfern, v. a. to sacrifice. 
Drben, m. order; — §regel, f. ruie 
Orbnwtg, f. order, [of the order. 
Original, n. the original. 
Drt, m. place. 
Often, m. east. 
tyaax, m. pair, a few. 
Spatfet, n. package, parcel. 
paf), int. pah, shaw! 
SJklaft, m. palace. 
SJMme, f. palm-tree, 
pftpftfict), a. pontifical. 
$otfi, m. Parsee. 
Cartel, f. party, 
fcctffen, v. n. to fit, accord. 
SPatrtardj, m. patriarch. 
5Perften,n. Persia; $etftfdj,a. Persian. 
$faffe, m. priest; tfqfftj^, a. priest- 
Spfanb, n. pledge. [like. 

$feife, f. whistle. 
$fetb, m. horse. 

Spfiff, m. trick; — tgicit, f. cunning. 
SPffonje, f. plant. 
Jpffegen, v. a. to nurse: v. n. to 

be wont, used. 
$f(egeto<§ter, f. foster-, adopted 

[daughter. 
^ffegenater, m. foster-father. 
OTict)t, f. duty. 
$forte, f. gate. 
$fut ! int. fie ! 

$2)antafte, f. imagination, fancy, 
^tlofo^tfdj, a. philosophic. 
$ilger, pilgrim; — tna|l. pilgrim's 
$latferet, f. drudgery. [fare. 



jrfatterbtngS, adv. absolutely. 
$pict£, m. place; — ma$en, to give 

place. 
Spiaijdjen, n. little place, nook, 
plaubern, v. a. to babble, talk, 
plotjlttf), ad. suddenly, 
jrtuntp, a. bearish, boorish, rude. 
^limber, m. trash, trumpery, 
^lilnbern, v. a. to rob, plunder. 
*P5beI, m. mob. 
podjen, v. a. to knock. 
^Pofjc, f. farce; pi. nonsense. 
*Poft, Soften, post, item, stake, sum. 
*Prad)t, f. splendor, 
^ragen, v. a. to stamp, engrave. 
*Pret§, m. price, rate, cost, prize. 
SpretS geben, to expose, 
pretfen, i. v. a. to praise, laud. 
preffen, v. a. to press, condense. 
SPrtnjeffin, f. princess. 
*probe, f. proof. 
Sproblema n. problem. 
2pro#)et, m. prophet, 
priifen, v. a. to examine, criticize. 
SPriifung, f. trial, examination. 
9prtmf, m. pomp, show. 
$Put§, m. pulse. 
Spunft, m. point. 
$ut}, m. finery. 

Ouertopf,m. mad-cap, craggy fellow, 
qualen, v. a. to plague, vex, trouble. 
Quelle, f. source, fountain, 
qiritt, a. even, clear. [tive. 

fRaoje, revenge; — oegierig, vindic- 
ation, v. a. to revenge, take revenge. 
Sftcmb, m. margin, border ; p — f ein, 

to be done. 
SRcmfe, f. tendril, shoot, 
raftf), a. v. quick, rash. 
SRaferet, f. fury, rage, madness. 
Sftatlj, m. counsel, advice, 
ratten, v. a. to guess, advise. 
$atf)fel, n. riddle, enigma; xatfjfcl* 

fjaft, a. mysterious. 
IRat^f^Iufe, m. decree. 
SRaub, m. robbery, theft, prey; — ge* 

finbel, marauders. 
rcmben,to seize, rob; Sftfiubet, robber. 
9tctu$, m. smoke, 
rani), a. rough, rude. 
Sftaum, m. room, place. 
raufa)en, v. n. to rustle. 
SRe^enfdjaft, f. account. 



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re$nen, v. n. to count; ouf Semartb 
— , to rely upon. 

ffted&nung, f. reckoning, bill, account. 

fRed^t, n. right, law; mit — , justly. 

red)t, a. right, proper, thorough. 

redjten, v. a. to arraign. 

red)t§, ad. to the right, [to answer. 

IRebe, f. talk, conversation ; — fterjen, 

reben, v. a. to speak, talk, tell, say. 

SlegeX, f. rule. 

Slegen, m. rain. 

regen fief), refl. v. to stir, move. 

teid), rich, splendid; retd)lidj, ad. 
amply. 

reidjen, v. a. to hand, give, reacn. 

$etd}t§irm, m. riches, wealth. 

reif, a. ripe, mature. 

Sfreije, f. travelling, journey. 

reiten, i. v. a. to ride (on horse- 
back), to mount a horse. 

2tettfned)t, m. horseman, trooper. 

Sftetg, m. charm. 

Religion, f. religion. 

rermen, i. v. a. to run, rush. 

reiten, v. a. to rescue, save. 

better , m. rescuer, preserver, savior. 

tftettung, f. rescue, help. 

#Udjte, f. straight direction; m. in 
bie — ge^en, take the shorter cut. 

ridjten, v. a. to direct, judge. 

flutter, m. judge; — jtu^I, tribunal. 

rid)ttg, a. u. ad. correct(ly), right. 

SRinbe, f. bark, crust. 

ffttttg, m. ring. 

Sftitter, m. knight ; — ltd), a. knightly. 

IRittcrfc^aft, f. chivalry. 

1Rod)e, m. castle (in chess). 

SRoljre, f. pipe, tube. 

rotrj, a. red. 

SUiden, m. back, ridge (of the nose). 

Stiidfjalt, m. reserve, direction. 

9tuf, reputation, fame; rufen, to call. 

ru^en, v. a. to rest; ru^ig, a. quiet, 

*Ruf)m, m. fame. [steady. 

tinmen, v. a. to praise-; — fid), to 

rtl^ren, v. a. to touch, move, [boast. 

gtiUjrung, f. emotion. 

Sftuine, f. ruins. 

sftutlje, lime-stick. 

©ctdje, f. thing, affair, case. 

©ad, m. sack, pocket. 

}fien, v. a. to sow. 

©atte, f. string, chord. 



©amen, m. seed. 

fammeln, v. a. to gather, collect. 

(Bank, m. sand. 

fanft, adj. gentil, gentle, soft. 

©anftmutf), f. meekness. 

©angertn, f. songstress. 

jatttgen, v. a. to satisfy (hunger). 

©at}, m. stake. [sweet. 

fauer, adj. sour, hard; — fiif;, sour- 

faumen, v. a. to tarry,- delay, he- 

©aumtfyter, sumpter-mule. [sitate. 

©cene, f. scene. 

©djaafpefj, m. sheep-skin. 

©djaale, f. shell. 

©d)adj, n. chess. 

©d)a$brett, n. chess-board. 

©d)ad)gefett, m. partner at chess. 

fcfyadjern, v. a. to chaffer, trade. 

jd^abe! what a pity! [does it hurt. 

fdjaben, to hurt; tr>a§ fdjabet% what 

©djaben, m. damage. 

fdjaffen, to get, procure, to make. 

jdjalten, v. a. to dispose of. 

teamen, fid), to be ashamed of, to 

be put to shame. 
fd)5nben, to stigmatize, disfigure, 
jd)anbltd), adj. shameful. [spoil. 
©djanae, f. stake. 

fdjarf, keen, sharp; fdjarfen, to 
©fatten, m. shadow. [sharpen. 
©cfjaij, m. treasure. 
fdjaubern, imp. v. to shudder. 
©d)auer, m. shudder, 
jdjeiben, to separate; ton ctrnaS — , 

to abandon, leave. 
©djetbebrtef, m. letter of divorce. 
©d)etterr)aufen, m. pyre, funeral pile. 
fdjelten, i. v. a. to scold, reproach. 
fd}enfen,v.a. to give, bestow, present, 
fdjeqen, v. a. to jest, to joke, 
jdjeudjen, v. a. to chose, drive. 
jdjeuen, ftdj, refl, v, to shun, to be 
©djeuer, f. barn. [shy at. 

fdjiden, fi$, refl. v. to prepare, to 

be lit for. 
©djtdjal, n. fate, 
f^telen, v. n. to look squint, 
fdjier, adv. almost. 
©d)tff, n. ship, 
fdjirmen, to protect, 
jdjlagen, v. a. to strike; — toon ber 

§anb — , to treat in an offhanded 

manner. 



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@<$Taf, fteep ; fd^Xafen, to sleep, 
fd&laff, frail. 
6<fylag, m. race, kind, 
fcfyfagen, to beat, dash, blow, 
fdfolangeltt, to wind like a snake. 
f<f)tau, adj. sly, cunning. 
j#led)terbtng§, adv. by all means, 
©deleter, m. veil. 

f^leppen, v. a. to carry, to hold, 
drag; ft<§ — , to drag oneself, 
fdtfeumg, adv. quickly. [creep. 

©tfjleufe, f. sluice, 
fdjltefcen, to prove, conclude, reason. 
fd&Itnwt, bad ; ba§ ©djlimnte, the evil. 
©4)Hnge, f. snare, trap, 
fdjiudjaen, 7. a. to sob, sigh. 
f$met(|eltt, to flatter; ©Ameidjler, 
fddmelaen, i. v. a. to melt, [flatterer. 
©d&tnera, n. pain, grief, 
f^meraen, refl. to hurt, ache;— c§ 

f^merjt, it is painful. 
Wmufctg, adj. dirty. 
f^neK, adv. quickly, suddenly, 
©djnurre, f. farce. 
f($on, adv. already. 
j<$5n, nice, pretty, fine, beautiful. 
©$one, f. the beautiful (woman). 
©<$5nljett, f. beauty. 
}<$onen, to spare. [fill. 

©<$re<f, terror; — It($, terrible, fear- 
fdjreten, i. v. a. to scream, cry. 
Sdjritt, m. step, pace, 
fdjildjtern/ adj. tt. adv. bashful(ly), 
©djulb, f. debt, fault. [timid(ly). 
f(^ulbtg, due, culpable, indebted. 

— jeitt, to owe. 
©djujtyen, pi. scales. 
©$urfe, m. villain; —ret, villany. 
f<$UtteIn, to shake. 
€$u%engel, m. guardian-angel. 
©<$uij, protection; {<§ii^ett, to pro- 
©<$toabe, m. Swabian. [tect, defend. 
fd)tt>a#, adj. weak, thin, poor. 
©<$toad&§ett, f. weakness, frailty. 
6<§tt>fid)e, f. weakness, 
fdnrfirmen, v. a. to rove, to wander, 
©djtofirmer, infemale, visionary, 
f^toarj, adj. black. 
f<fyr>at{ett, v. a. to prattle, bable. 
6<$toa&er, m. prattler. 

<$toeben, v. n. to hover. 

Atoetfen, v. n. to wander. 

qtoetgen, v. n. to be silent 



©<§toetnef(etf<§, n. pork. 

©d&toetjer, m. a. Swiss. 

f<§toerltd), ad. hardly. 

©djtoermutfj,f. dejection, bad humor. 

©$toert, n. sword. 

©(tytnefter, f. sister. 

fd&toiertg, a. u. adv. difficult, hard. 

©$&rietigfett, f. difficulty. 

©ttyttnnbel, n. giddiness, dizziness. 

fdjnrinbelnb, part. u. a. giddy, dizzy. 

jcfytooren, v. a. to swear, take an oath. 

Seele, f. soul, mind, person. 

©egen, m. blessing. 

fefjett, i. v. a. to see, behold, perceive. 

Sett, n. rope. 

Seine, n. his own, property. 

fett, prep, since. 

jettafc, adv. off the road. 

©ette, f. side, direction; — tt>ffrt§, 

apart, sideways, 
felber, pro. self, in person. [if. 
jelbft, self, in person ; — toemt, even 
felbfteigen, a. his (her etc.) own. 
jeltg, a. blessed, blissful; — ma<§en, 

to save, to beatify* 
feltcn, a. it. ad. seldom, rare(ly). 
©ettene,n. a. rare thing, what is rare, 
fenfen, v. a. to droop; to let down, 
©ermon, m. sermon, preaching, 
feften, v. a. to put, place, set; nteber 

— , to put down. [groaning, 

feufjen, to sigh, groan ;• ©either, 
fitfjer, a. u. ad. sure(ly), secure(ly). 
fttfjeritdj, adv. certainly, surely; be 
ftdjtbar, a. visible. [assured, 

fiebertjftrjrtg, a. of seven years, 
©tebelei, f. hermitage, 
fieben, v. a. to boil, seethe, 
©tegel, n. seal, lock, 
ftegen, v. a. to conquer, win. 
©itber,n. silver; — ftoff; silver-stoff. 
ftngen, i. v. a. to sing, chant, 
©inn, m. sense, meaning, 
ftnnbtlbertt, v. a. to allegorize, 
ftmten, i. v. n. to think, reflect, 
ftmtretd), a. ingenious. [muse. 

©ip^e); m. kinsman, 
©flabe, m. slave, 
©frupel, m. scrupel, remorse, 
fo, ad. thus, so; conj. so. 
jobcmn, ad. then, after that. 
{ot$, folder, pro. such, such a. 
folcfjerlet, pro. such, of such kind. 



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Solbat, m. soldier. 

fonber, prep, without, regardless of. 

fonberoar, a. u. adv. strange, queer. 

Sonberling, m. queer fellow. 

&tnnt, f. sun; — nfdjein, m. sunshine. 

fonft, ad. else, otherwise, at other 

Sopija, m. sofa. [times. 

Sorge, —fait, f. care, sollicitude. 

forgert, v. n. to fear, to care for. 

S£ange,f. bracelet, ornament, clasp. 

Jjjamtett, v. a. to strain; gefocmnt fein, 
to be at variance with one. 

fparett, v. a. to save, spare. 

Sj)<mmg/f. saving. 

\\>&t, ad. late. 

Speceret, f. spices* 

Speife, f. meat, food. . 

©i)cnbe, f. alms, libation, donation. 

tyenben, v. a. to spend, [against. 

fpexren, fi<§, refl. v. to struggle 

Spiel, n. play, sport, joke, stake. 

fpieten, v. a. to play, act, beam. 

fjnefjen, v. a. to impale, spit. 

Sjrion, m. spy. 

fyx%, a. pointed. 

Spott, m. scorn, mockery. 

fpotten, v. a. to mock, fool. 

fpred&en, i. v. a. to speak, talk. . 

Spridjtoort, n. proverb. [jump. 

fjmngen, i. v. n. to leap, spring, 

Springer, m. the knight (in chess). 

Sprutf), m. sentence. 

fprubeln, v. n. to bubble, spout. 

©pur, f. trace, track, scent. 

fpuren, v. a. to feel, scent. 

Staat, m. state, commonwealth, 

Stadjel, m. thorn, sting. [finery. 

Stabt, f. city. 

Stammbautn, m. pedigree. 

Stcmb, m. profession, trade, con- 
dition; im — fetn, to be able. 

Stcmge, f. pole, stake, standard. 

ftarf, strong , Starfe, strength. 

Stau&,m.dust; fitf) au£ bent — ma$en, 
to abscond, be off. [prised. 

ftaunen, v. n. to wonder, be sur- 

ftetfen, v. a. u. n. to stick, stay; 
a. to inform, put to, whisper to. 

jJe^jen, i. v. n. to stand; — fiir, 
to answer for; — - bleiben, i. v. n. 
to remain. 

Sttym, i. v. a. to steal, kidnap, 
etf, a. 11. ad. stiff(ly), steadily. 



ftetgen, i. v. n., cmf* ascend; ab* — , 
descend, dismount. 

Stein, m. stone, piece (in chess). 

Stetfe, f. place, situation, office; 
jut — fdjaffen, to bring to a place. 

Stempel, m. stamp, impress. 

fterben, i. v. n. to die, depart. 

Sterben, n. the dying, death. 

ftet§, ad. ever, always. 

fieuern, v. n. to steer. [forsake. 

Sii$, m. stitch; tm — iaffen, to 

Stiel, m. handle, stalk, stem. 

ftxfien, v. a. to found, do. 

Sttfter, m. founder, establisher. 

fttfl, a. u. ad. silent(ly). 

Stifle, f. stillness, calm. 

ftiflen, v. a. to quench, quiet, sa- 
tisfy, to silence. 

Stiflftcmb, m. truce. 

Sttmme, f. voice. 

ftimmen, v. a. to harmonize (make 
agree), tune, n. to sound. 

Sttrn, f. forehead, brow. 

Stober, m. starter, fleeting hound. 

Stocfjube, m. thorough (going) Jew. 

Stoff, m. matter, stuff, goods, ma- 

ftolg, a. proud, haughty. [terial. 

Stola, m. pride. 

ftoren, v. a. to disturb. 

fto|en, i. v. a. to knock, border on, 
join; — bcuocn, to push away. 

ftracf§, ad. quickly, straightways. 

Strafe, f. punishment. 

firafen, v. a. to punish. 

ftrafiitf), a. sinful, punishable. 

Stranb, m. strand. 

Strafje, f. street, rout, highway. 

ftrauben fid), ref. v. to struggle 
against, to be unyielding. 

fircmdjeln, v. n. to stumble. 

Strettf), m. stroke, trick. 

ftrexdjen, i. v. a. to stroke, brush. 

Streit, m. quarrel, strife. 

Streiter, m. warrior. 

fireng, a. severe, hard. 

ftreucn, v. a. to strew, sow. 

Strtcf, m. rope, snare. 

Strom, m* stream, torrent. 

Stiitf, n. piece (game). 

Stufe, f. step. 

Stui)I, m. chair, tribunal. 

ftumm, a. n. ad. mute, silent. 

ftumpf, a. blunt, dull. 



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©tumjjf, m. stump, trunk; mit — 
unb ©tiel, root and branch. 

ftutnpfen, v. a. to dull, blunt. 

€>tunbe, f. hour; Don — an, this 
very hour, at once. 

ftunblt$, a. hourly, every hour. 

ftiirmen,v. a. to storm, rage, push on. 

ftiirgen, v. a. u. n. to drop, preci- 
pitate, droop, rush, fall. 

ftttfjen, v. n. to startle, gape, be 

©iiV, f. support. [astonished. 

©ubtflitfit, f. subtlety. 

€>ttltcm, m. sultan. 

©untme, f. sum (of money). 

<S>iinbe, f. sin, transgression. 

jii§, a. sweet, agreeable. 

©tolbe, f. syllable. 

£abel, m. blame, censure. 

tabeln, v. a. to blame, find fault 

ictgltd), a. daily. [with. 

SCanb, m. absurdity, foppery. 

tttyfer, a. brave, valiant; - — felt, 
valor. 

iau&, a. deaf, empty. [baptism. 

taufen, v. a. to baptize; £aufe, f. 

taugen, v. n. to be of use, good. 

S£augemd)t§, m. good-for-nothing, 

£au|d), m. change. [scamp. 

ictufdjen, v. a. to exchange. 

taufdjen, v. a. to deceive, cheat. 

taujenbfadj, a. thousandfold. 

£em:|)elt)err, m. (knight) templar. 

Sbufet, m. devil. 

%$at, f. deed, act. [theatrical. 

Sweater, n. theatre; tT^eatralif^, a. 

Sjjetl, m. part, portion ; px — toerben, 
to get. 

£t)etinaf)me, f. sympathy, interest. 

tfyeiten, v. a. to divide. 

it)euer, a. dear, costly. 

%f)iex, n. animal, brute, creature. 

£i)ort)eit, f. folly. 

STfjrdne, f. tear. 

ifnttt, i. v. a. to do, make. 

£f)im, n. the doing, behavior 

£t)ttr(e), f. door. [carriage. 

£prftei)er, m. door keeper. 

Sttfdj, m. table. 

Xxkl, m. title. 

toben, v. a. to rave. 

£.ob, m. death. 

tobt, dead; tflbten, to kill, murder. 

tolerant, a. tolerant, forbearing. 



toll, a. crazy, mad. 

Zon, m. sound, voice, tune. 

5£onf, m. pot. 

tragen, i. v. a. to carry, convey; 

©orge — , to have a care. 
S£ranf, m. drink. 

transport, m. transport, convoy, 
irauen, v. n. to trust, confide. 
£raum, dream; traumen, to dream. 
Strfiumerei, f. illusion, dreaming, 
traun, int. forsooth, indeed! 
£reffen, n. battle, fight, 
ireffen, i. v. a. to meet, hit upon. 
treffltdj, a. excellent, 
irexben, i. v. a. to drive, trot, urge, 
tremten, v. a. to divide, separate, 
treten, i. v. a. to tread, step, go. 
S£reue, f. fidelity, faith(fulness). 
£ribut, m. tribute, tax, contribution, 
irotfen, a. dry. 

trocfnen, v. a. to dry, make dry. 
S£rocfene, m. the dry. 
£topf, m. fool, simpleton. 
£ropfen, m. drop, 
troften, v. a. to console, sooth. 
Zxo$, m. spite, stubbornness 
trotj, prep, in spite of. 
trotjen, v. a. to defy, boast, 
trojjig, a. daring, spiteful; ^rot^opf, 

m. headstrong man. 
iriigen, v. a. to deceive. 
%vl§, n. cloth. 
£ugenb, f. virtue. 
£ulbcm ob. Durban, m. turban. 
Scrannel, f. tyranny, 
libel, a. bad, ill. 
iiben, v. a. to practise, 
ilber, prep, over, above, on; —all, 

ad. everywhere, 
iiberbenfen, i. v. a. to revolve, con- 
sider. 
iiberetfert,v. a, to overtake, surprize'; 

— ficfy, refl. v. to hurry too much, 

precipitate. 
Ueberftufe, m. surplus, overflow, pro- 
itberfhxffxg, a. superfluous, [fusion. 
ilberlod!)en, v. a. to boil over. 
iiberlaffen ftdj, refl. i. v. to give 

himself up, yield, 
iiberlegen, v. a. to consider, reflect. 
Itebetlegung, f. consideration, re- 
iiberlxefert,part. traditional, [flection, 
iiberrafd&en, v. a. to surprise. 



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iVberreben, v. a. to persuade. 

iiberrexdjen, v. a. to offer, reach, hand. 

iiberfacmnt, a. u. part, overstrained. 

iiberiDaiixgen, v. a. to overpower. 

iibrxg, a. rest, remaining. 

Uebrxge, n. the rest. [embrace. 

itmarmett,to embrace; — Umarmung, 

itmfaffen, v. a. to embrace, lay hold. 

itmgefeijrt, part, on the contrary. 

itmfierge^en, i. v. n. to go about. 

imxfef)ren, v. a. to turn, turn around. 

umfommen, i. v. a. to perish, expire. 

umfdjatten, v. a. to shade. 

umjefyen, i. v. n. to look around. 

urn fern, i. v. n. to come about. 

umfonft, ad. to no purpose, gratis. 

imxinerfen, i. v. a. to upset. 

unbebetft, a. uncovered, exposed. 

unbegrexftxct;, a. inconceivable. 

itnbefiimmert, .a. unconcerned. 

unbejorgt, a. without care, easy. 

imbetrmjjt, a. unconscious. 

ixnbcmfbar, a. ungrateful. 

imbenfbctr, a. unimaginable. 

unenblxdj, v. u. ad. infinite(ly). 

imentbebrlxdj, a. indispensible. 

unentfdjioffen, part. it. a. irresolute. 

Unentfc$loffen§eit, f. irresolution. 

utterfjort, a. unheard of. 

unermefclxdj, a. immense. 

imerfdjbpfiid), a. inexhaustible. 

Ungebitfjrlidje, n. the wrong, unlaw- 
ful thing. 

imgefa^r, toon — , a. by chance. 

imgefallig, a. unpleasant, disagree- 
able, [shapeless. 

ungeformt, a. it. part, unformed, 

ungebeuer, a. enormous, very large. 

imgelegen, a. unwelcome, incon- 
venient. 

imgern, a. unwilling(ly). 

ungerii^rt, a. it. part, unmoved, not 
touched. [mediately. 

imgefaxtmt, ad. without delay, im- 

ungeftttet, a. ill bred. 

imgeftum, a. pressing(ly), impetuous. 

imgetreu, a. treacherous, unfaithful. 

imgeitng, a. uncertain. 

Ungetnifefjcit, f. uncertainty. 

imgeix)6t)ttlx4 a. it. ad. unusual(ly), 
strange, not common. 

iuxgett>of)ttt,a.not used, not inured. to. 

imgIaitbU<§, a. incredible. 



unglei<§, a. unlike, unequal; — me$r, 
much more. 

UngliicI, n. misfortune. 

ungut, adv. unkindly; — ncfrnen, to 
take unkindly, amiss. 

untyolb, ad. ungraciously. 

Unfraut, n. tares, weeds. 

immtlo, a. it. ad. unkind(ly). 

unmxttelbar, adv. immediately, di- 

unmoglxjij, a. impossible, [rectly. 

unpctrtexxjdj, a. impartial. 

unrest, wrong; Unrest, the wrong, 
injustice. 

unred&tmafjxg, a. illegal, unlawful. 

unrein, a. u. ad. impure(ly). 

ttnrutje, f. uneasiness, mutiny. 

unfdjatjbar, a. inestimable. 

Hnjd)itlb, f. innocence. 

unfcrtttriEen, pro. for oursake. 

itnfxd)tbar, a. invisible. 

Unfxmx, m. nonsense. 

unftrexttg, a. u. ad. unquestionable(y). 

imterbleiben, i. v. n. to remain un- 
done. 

unterbredjen, i. v. a. to interrupt. 

itnterbriiclen, v. a. to suppress. 

untertjalten, i. v. a. to entertain. 

unterfyaltenb, a. entertaining. 

unterlaffen, i. v. a. to omit. 

unterliegen, i. v. a. to be overcome. 

imtemebmen, i. v. a. to try, under- 

Unterrx^t, m. instruction. [take. 

unterrxdjten, v. a. to inform, instruct. 

imterfcfjexben, i. v. a. to distinguish, 
discriminate. 

Uttterf^xeb, m. difference, discri- 
mination. 

itntetid)lctgen, i. v. a. to embezzle, 
abate, purloin, keep from. 

Unterj(f)lexf, m. embezzlement. 

imterfteljen, i. v. a. to dare, venture. 

itnterftufcen, v. a. to assist, aid. 

untertuegS, ad. on the road, [ticize. 

unterfuciien, v. a. to examine, cri- 

itntoerbtent,a. injustly, without cause. 

untoerfttnftelt, a. natural, unaffected. 

imoerloren, a. not lost. 

untoermutf)et, a. unexpected, sudden. 

imoerrucft, ad. fixed, constantly, 

untoerfBlntlid), unrelenting, [steadily. 

imtoer3ex§lx<§, a. unpardonable. 

imoerjitgUdj, ad. without delay. 

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tttt»ett§, imtbiirbtg, a. unworthy, 
tttalt, a. ancient, antique. 
Urfctdje, f. cause, 
ftfiterltcj), a. fatherly, from the father, 

patrimonial, 
fcetadjten, v. a. to despise. 
ber8d)ttidS>, a. u. ad. despicable (-ly), 

disdainfully ). 
berffnbem, v. a. to change, alter, 
bexbeifjen, i. v. a. to bite down, 

suppress, 
berbergen, i. v. a. to hide, conceal. 
JBerbefferer, m. reformer, 
betbinben, i. v. a. to bind, oblige, 
berbinblid), a. obliging. 
2&erbtnbltd)fett, f. obligation, duty, 
berbitten fi$, i. refl. v. to deprecate, 
berbreiten, v. a. to spread, propagate, 
berbrennen, i. v. a. u. n. to burn, 

be burnt, consume, 
berbunben, a. u. part, obliged, bound. 
Skrbad&t, m. suspicion, 
berbcmfen, v. a. to owe, to thank for. 
betbecfen, v. a. to cover, 
berbenfen, i. v. a. to blame, censure, 
betberben, i. v. a. to spoil. 
23erberbcn, n. perdition, ruin, 
berbienen, v. a. to earn, deserve, 
SBerbienft, n. merit. [merit, 

berefjren, v. a. to honor, respect, 
bereinigen, v. a. to unite ; — ft$, to 

mingle, meet one another, 
beretben, v. a. to bequeath, entail, 
berfcdjren, i. v. a. to behave, proceed, 
berfaflett, to fall upon, hit, guess, 
berfaflen, part. w. a. dilapidated, 
berffilfdjett, v. a. to falsify, [sunk, 
berfefyten, v. a. to fail, miss, 
berftctttent, v. a. to flutter away, 
berfltefjm, i. v. a. to flow by, pass, 
berfolgen, v. a. to hunt after, pursue. 
berfiigett, v. a. to arrange, order. 
SBerfugung, rule, order, arrangement, 
berfiigett, fid), ref. v. to repair, go, 

betake oneself. 
berfir()rert,v.a.to lead astray, seduce, 
bergeben, i. v. a. to forgive. 
bergebenS, ad. in vain, to no purpose. 
bergebitd>, ad. in vain, 
bergeben, fid), i, refl. v. to offend, 

transgress, 
bergelten, i. v, a. to reward, give, 

pay back. 



bergeffen, i. v. a. to forget. 

SBergefcltdje, m. the oblivious man. 

bergefcltd), a. oblivious, forgetful. 

bergletd)ett, i. v. a. to compare. 

SBergttugett, n. pleasure. 

bergniigt, a. joyful, hopeful. 

bergniigfcmt, a. content, glad. 

ber|altett, ft$, ref. i. v. to be situated, 
have proportion to. 

berfjctrren, v. n. to remain, persist. 

berl)af$t, a. it. part, hated, hateful. 

berfjefyten, v. a. to conceal, hide. 

berijinbertt, v. a. to prevent. 

betjotynen, v. a. to scorn; fid) — 
laffett, refl. v. to suffer, scorn. 

berfjMen, v. a. to veil. 

ber^ungern, to starve, hunger. 

berijunsett, v. a. to spoil. 

berfemtett, i. v. a. to misjudge, mis- 
take, not recognize. 

berlcmgen, v. a. to desire, long, de- 
mand; e§ berlcmgt mid), I desire. 

berlcingent, v. a. to prolong. 

berlaffen, i. v. a. to leave, abandon. 

berlctufen, i. v. a. to flow off, run off. 

berlegett, a. embarrassed, confused. 

SBedegenfjeit, f. trouble, confusion. 

betleitett, v. a. to misguide, tempt. 

bedenfert, v. a. to misguide. 

berlernett, v. a. to unlearn, forget. 

berlteren, to lose. [(the trouble). 

ber!ol)nett, fid), refl. v. to be worth 

berlorett gefjett, i. v. n. to lose. 

SSertuft, m. loss. [behind. 

bermctdjen, v. a. to bequeath, leave 

nermann (fid)), v. a. to marry, wed. 

bermeiben, i. v. a. to avoid, shun. 

bermemf(U<$), a. u. ad. supposed(ly). 

bermeffen, i. v. a. to measure out, 
— fid), ref. v. to dare, attempt. 

bermoge, prep, in virtue of. 

bermSgen, i. v. a. to be able. 

bermutf)li$, ad. likely, probably. 

bernetjmen, i. v. a. to hear, learn. 

bemef)mU$, a. u. ad. distinct(ly), 

SSernunft, f. reason. [plain(ly). 

berminftig, a. reasonable, smart. 

SSerratf), m. treason. [tor. 

berrcttfjen, to betray; $errfttl)er, trai- 

berreben, v. a. to forswear. 

berreifen, v. n. to depart. 

berretft, abroad. 

bemd)tett, v. a. to perform, work. 



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berrMen, v. a. to move away, de- 
range, disturb. 

berfdjaffen, v. a. to procure, get. 

berfcfyarten, to inter, bury. [rent. 

berfctyteben, a. several, sundry, difl'e- 

berfdjiefjen, i. v. a. to fire amiss, fade. 

berfd)Iingen, i. v. a. to swallow up, 
devour, twist. 

berfdjtoffen, a. closed, reserved. 

perjdjma^en, v. a. to scorn, reject. 

berjd&mitjt, a. cunning. 

berfcfyonen, v. a. to spare, save. 

berfdjoffen, .a. faded. 

berj<§tt>eigen, i. v. a. to conceal. 

berfdjmenben, v. a. to squander. 

2krfcf)tt>enbitng, f- profusion, waste. 

berfdjttrinben, i. v. n. to vanish, dis- 

berfengen, to singe, burn, [appear. 

berftdjern, v. a. to assure, affirm. 

SBerftdjerung, f. confirmation. 

berfinfen, i. v. a. to sink. 

berforgen, v. a. to supply. 

35erj$>re<$en, n. promise. 

berfprecfyen, i. v. a. to promise. 

SSerftanb, m. mind, understanding. 

berftcmbig, a. sensible, intelligent. 

berftcinbtgen, v. a. to bring to an 
understanding. 

berficmbttcf), a. intelligible. 

SBerftarftmg, f. reinforcement. 

bexftefyen, i. v. a. to understand; 
bexftefjt (c§) fid), of course. 

bexftetten(ftd)), to dissemble, disguise. 

bexftopfen, v. a. to stop up, close. 

bexfto|en, i. v. a. to disown, reject. 

bexftxicft, a. it. part, entangled. 

bexftumtnen, v. a. to grow speech- 
less, dumb. 

bexfucfjen, v. a. to try, tempt. 

SBerfudjer, m. tempter. 

bexfunfen, a. sunk. 

bert!)eibtgen, v. a. to defend. 

bertiefen (fid)), refl. v. to be absorbed. 

bextifgen, v. a. to destroy, eradicate. 

bertragen, i. v. a. to suffer; — fief), 
v. refl. to agree. [ness. 

SSertragltd&fett, f. cordiality, sociable- 

SSertrauen, n. confidence, trust. 

bexixauen, v. a. to entrust, confide. 

bextxauittf), j a. it. ad. confidential(ly), 

bertraut, J familiar(ly). 

bextxeiben, i. v. a. to expel, drive 
[away. 



bertreien, i. v. a. to represent, inter- 
cede. 

bexiibetn, v. a. to take amiss, blame. 

beribcmbetn, v. a. to change, trans- 

bextoanbt, a. related. [form. 

SSertucmbter, m. relation. 

bertoebt, a. it. part, interwoven. 

bextoefyen, v. a. to blow away, fan 

bextbeilen, to tarry, stay. [away. 

berroeifen, to refer, to reprove. 

berttiictetn, v. a. to entangle. 

bextbixren, v. a. to confuse, confound. 

bertooxxen, a. it. part, confused. 

bevtbiinfdjett, v. a. to curse. 

berjetljen, i. v. a. to pardon, excuse. 

beqetteln, v. a. to squatter, squan- 
der, mislay. 

bergtoeifefct, v. a. to despond. 

SSerjtocifcIn, n. desponding. 

SBefte, f. fortress. 

better, m. cousin (male). 

biel, ad. much. 

bicle gtocmjtg, twenty odd. [trary. 

bietmefyx, ad. rather, on the con- 

SSogcl, bird; SBoglex, fowler. 

SSolf, n. nation, people, folks. 

bofl, a. full. 

boHtg, a. entire, complete. 

bottenb§, ad. last of all, moreover. 

boUenben, v. a. to complete, finish. 

boGiommen, a. it. ad. completely. 

bottjiefjen, i. v. a. to do, perform. 

borcm§fd)icfen,-to send in advance. 

boxauSjci^en, to presuppose. 

boxbeigefyen, i. v. n. to pass by. 

borberetien, v. a. to prepare. 

SSoxbexfic, m. the foremost. 

bore:ti§alten, i. v. a. to withnold. 

borerft, ad. first of all. [cestors. 

23orfa§r, m. predecessor; Plur. an- 

boxgeben, i. v. n. to go before, pass. 

boxgxeifen, i. v. a. to encroach upon, 
seize upon. 

boxfjaben, i. v, a. to intend. 

SSoxfjaben, n. purpose, intention. 

5BorI;ang, m. curtain. 

border, boxf)ertg, previous(ly). 

boxliigen, v. a. to impose upon by 

born, ad. before, in front. [lies. 

borne!jmIi<J>, ad. especially. 

bor|)iaubern, to tattle to, make be- 

SBorratf), m. store, supply, [lieve. 

SSoxredjt, n. privilege, distinction. 



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Storfat;, m. resolve, resolution. 

tjorfdjiefjen, to advance, dash forth, 

ijorjetjen, v. a. to place, put before 
propose, intend. 

23orficf)t, f. caution; Providence. 

fcorfict)tig, a, cautious, prudent. 

oorfjriegein, v. a. to picture, pretend. 

fcorfpretjen, v. a. to spread. 

fcorfiefjen — kttorfte^en, i. v. n. to im- 
pend, threaten. 

tJorfteUen, v. a. to place before; — 
fid), refl. v. to imagine. 

SSortfyeil, m. advantage, benefit. 

Dortragen, i. v. a. to carry before, 
lay before, state. 

toortrefftid), a. u. ad. splendid(ly). 

coriiber, ad. over, passed by. 

fcoriiber eilen, v. n. to hurry past. 

SBorurtfjetl, n. prejudice. 

SBortocmb, m. pretext. 

SBornmrf, m. blame. 

fcorgiefjen, i. v. a. to prefer. 

gQaaxt, f. merchandise, goods. 

tocttfjen, v. n. to be awake, watch. 

2Bad)en, n. waking, watching. 

tuctdtfen, i. v. a. to grow. 

loader, a. brave, valiant. 

Ul*affe, f. weapon, arms. 

SOBaffenftiEpanb, m. truce, armistice. 

toagen, v. a. to venture, risk. 

tocigen, i. v. a. to weigh, consider. 

2Baf)f, f. choice, selection. 

2Ba^n, m. illusion, fancy, notion. 

toafynen, v. a. to suppose. 

twu)r, a. true; nic^t — ? is it so? 
is it not so? 

tt>ctf)rf)afHg, adv. indeed, truly. 

SBa&r&exi, f. truth. 

2Baljtf)eU§tag, m. day of truth. 

toafyrltd), ad. truly, indeed, verily. 

todSrfdjeinlidj, a. u. ad. likely, pro- 
bable(y). 

S^cttfe, c. orphan. 

toctlten, v. a. to manage. 

tocmbeln, v. n. to walk, go. 

tocmfen, v. n. to totter. 

tocmfenb, a. decaying. 

toann, adv. when, what time; jett — , 

toarm, a. warm. [since when. 

tt)arnen,to warn; SKamung, warning. 

toarten, v. n. to wait, stay, nurse. 

SBartung, f. nursing. 

tear urn, interr. why, wherefore. 



2Ba§ = (Stit)a§ f n. something. 

2Baffer, n. water, plur. rivers. 

SBajjeretmer, m. waterbucket, pail. 

toecfyfeln, v. a. to change. 

toeden, v. a. to wake, mane wake. 

2Beg, m. way, road. 

tnegen, prep, on account, for. 

toegfctften, i. v. n. to drop (away). 

toegftofjen, i. v. a. to push aside. 

tt>etj(e)! i. woe, alas! 

SlBelje, m. pain of laboring. 

toefjren, v. a. to prevent, defend; 

2&eib, woman; ioeibltd) (female), 

toeidj, a. soft. [womanly. 

toeigern fidj, refl. v. to refuse. 

SBeigerung, f. refusal. 

9Beite, f. awhile, time, space of 

SBein, m. wine. [time. 

tDetnm, v. a. to weep, cry. 

toeije, a. wise, smart, prudent. 

SSeife, m. the wise (man). 

2Beife, f. manner, kind. 

toeifen, v. a. to show, point out 

2Bei§§cit, f. wisdom. 

toeig, a. white. 

SBeijsen, bte, (plur.) the white men 

roeit, a. far, distant. [(in chess). 

tneiter ab, adv. further oif, away. 

SBeigen, m. wheat. 

tt3eld)(er), pro. which, who, what. 

SBelt, f. world. 

toentg, few; — ften§, at least. 

ton, pro. who. 

toetben, to woo, sue, demand. 

tuerben, i. v. n. to become, turn. 

toerfen, i. v. a. to throw, cast. 

2Berf, work, labor; — jeug, tool, 

2Bertf), m. worth, value, [utensil. 

toertf), a. worth, dear, valuable. 

•iBejen, n. being, deportment. 

SQBeite, f - bet, wager; urn bte — , 

in emulation, 
tmdjttg, important; 2Bid)txgfeit, im- 
imber, prep, against. [portance. 
totberfpredjen, i. v. a. to contradict, 

to be inconsistent. 
2Btbertyru<f), m. contradiction. 
SBiberftanb, m. opposition. 
tine, conj. as, like, ad. how. 
tntcber, ad. again, back, once more, 
tmeberforbertt, v. a. to ask back, 
toiebergeben, to return, give back, 
toieberferfteum, v. a. to restore. 



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toteber^oten, to repeat; — polling, f. 

repetition, 
teieberfotmnen, i. v. n. to return. 
2Biebetfunft, f. return, 
ttneberfdjen, i. v. a. to see again; 

ft# — laffen, refl. v. to show 

himself again, 
ttriebenmt, ad. again. 
2Btege, f. cradle, 
ttriegen, to be heavy, weigh, 
totlb, a. wild, untamed. 
SBtflen, m. will; totfltg, willing, 
nnttfommen, welcome. 
2Bittfur, f. (arbitrary) will, power, 
toinben, i. v. a. to wind. 
2Btnf, m. hint, note. 
SDBinfel, m. nook, angle, corner, edge. 
totnfen, v. a. to beckon, nod, to 

make signs, 
toinfeln, to whine, lament. 
SBinfeln, n. lamenting. 
SBtrbel, m. eddy. 

arirfen, v. a. to cause, effect, im- 
ttrirfHd), a. u. ad. real, true, [press. 
SBtrtfj, m. host, 
toiffen, i. v. a. to know, 
tottikn, v. a. to scent, anticipate. 
2Bttj, m. wit, fancy, 
tmtjeln, v. a. to jeer, 
too, ad. where; — fjer, whence, why; 

— f)in, whither. 
SOBodje, f. week. 

too^l, ad. well; fe§r — , very well. 
tootyanl well then! come! 
ttoi)lgeif)an, a. u. part, well done! 
SQBolf, m. wolf. 
2Mfe, f. cloud. 

tootten, v. a. u. n. to wish, want. 
2Bof)Uf)at, f. service, favor, good deed, 

blessing, benefit. 
2Bo§iif)im, n. kindness. 
SBori, n. word, speech, 
toorunter, ad. beneath which. 
toua>rn, v. a. u. n. to yield, grow 

luxuriantly, thrive, to practise 

usury, to bring usury. 
2Bud)§, m. size, stature. 
2Bimber, n. wonder, prodigy. 
SSunberftaft, f. wonderful power, 

power working miracles, 
tounberlid), a. strange,' queer, 
tounbern, v. a. to wonder; fld) — •, 

refl. to be surprised. 



tounbetfiid&ttg, a. desirous of wonders. 
2Bunfdj, a. wish, desire, 
toiirbig, a. worthy, dignified, 
toiirbxgen, v. a. to deign, value, 
toiirgen, v. a. to choke, strangle. 
SBurmdjen, little worm, creature, 
ttmrmtfd), a. peevish, whimsical. 
SBilfte, —net, f. desert, solitude, 
jaljlen, v. a. u. n. to pay. 
jftljlen, v. a. to count, number. 
$a\)ti, m. tooth; auf ben — fiitjlen, 

to feel the pulse, sound, 
gauge, f. forceps; pair of tongs, 
ganfen, v. a. to quarrel, contend, 
gaufen, v. a. pull, tear. 
3et>, f. toe. 

je^nmal, adv. ten times, 
geidjjen, n. sign, mark. 
3eit, f. time; — \)tx, ever since; 

t>on — ju — , now and then; gu 

— en, at times, 
gettlid), a. temporally, in time, 
geitung, a. news(-paper). 
gette, f. cell. [shatter, 

gerbretfjen, i. v. a. to break in pieces, 
jerreifeen, i. v. a. to tear. [crush. 
jerf^Iagen, i. v. a. to shatter, break, 
jerjdjmelaen, i. v. n. to melt away, 
jerfyrengen, i. v. a. u. n. to burst. 
3erftreut,a.distracted ; absent-minded, 
gerftteuung, f. distraction, inatten- 
geugen, v. a. to beget. [tion. 

3eugm6, n. testimony, testimonial, 
jie^en, i. v. a. to pull, draw, 
gtel,. n. design, aim. 
jternen, imp. v. it behoves, 
jtemltci) adv. rather, tolerably, 
gterbe, f. ornament, pride. 
Simmer, n. room. 
8in§, m. rent, tribute, interest. 
3m§ berginfen, compound int(erest). 
Qxtfd, m. corner (of a garment), 
jtttetn, v. n. to tremble, vibrate. 
Sudung, f. twisting, twinking. 
gotten, v. n. to bestow, give, 
gufatt, m. accident, 
guftieben, a. content, satisfied, 
gufitfjten, to lead up. 
gug, m. feature, line, move (in chess), 
jugeben, i. v. a. to grant, concede, 
jugeljen, i. v. n. to approach, 
jugeternt, Part, drilled, trained. 
§uglei$, adv. at the same time. 



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aulommen, i. v. n. to come up. 
3ungc, f. tongue. 

3ttrnen, t. n. to be angry at, rage, 
juriief, ad. back, 
juriitfgeldjredt, Part, rebuffed. 
3urucflomtttett, i. v. n. to return, 
jurttcftreten, i. v. n. to step back. 
3Uriicftr>xrfen,v.a.to re-act,work back. 
imMfiufyn, i. v. a. to draw back. 
3uruftung, f. preparation, 
gufammen, adv. together. [gether. 
jufamtnenbrangen, v. a. to throng to- 
3ufamtttenfat)rcn, i. v. a. to start, to 

be frightened. 
3ujamment;angcn. i. v. n. to hang 

together, connect. 
Sujamntenpafjen, to fit together. 



jufdjlagen, i. v. a. to agree, to strike, 
3ujd)te>5ren, i. v. a. to swear. 
Sujprudj, m. attendance, custom, 

consolation, 
jutfjetten, v. n. to bestow, contribute, 
gutrctuen, n. confidence. 
guDeriajfig, a. u. adv. sure, reliable. 
3uberftd()t, f. confidence, belief, trust, 
gubor, adv. before^ ago, previously, 
gtoar, to be sure, though, indeed. 
Sroetfel, n. doubt; ofjne — , doubtless; 

in — 3te§en, to doubt. 
3tt)eifeln, v. n. to doubt, question. 
jtoeifetyaft, a. doubtful. 
jttJxngen, i. va. to force, compeL 
jtotfdjett, prep, between, among. 



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